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The Untouchables, an international report exposing multinational Rimbunan Hijau as the major player in this global forest crime. Enlarge Image

Forest lawlessness

When a big, bad transnational corporation is ripping the heart out of the world's last remaining ancient forests, it's no surprise that corruption, payoffs, torture and abuse of human rights are all part of the package. But global conglomerate Rimbunan Hijau of Malaysia may be one of the worst examples of how greed drives the destruction of human communities and the forests they depend upon.

A Greenpeace campaigner watches as plywood is loaded on to a Maltese bulk carrier, The Greveno, anchored near the mouth of Lamandau River, on the west side of Tanjung Puting National Park, Kalimantan Enlarge Image

Indonesian illegal logging

The Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior discovered barges loaded with hundreds of logs soon to be exported from Indonesia and suspected to have been extracted illegally. The logs come from a region that includes the Tanjung Puting National Park -- home of dwindling numbers of orang-utans where logging is forbidden. Four activists from the UK, the Philippines, the US and Papua New Guinea displayed a banner with the message "Stop Forest Crime" on one of the log barges in central Kalimantan.

The habitat of Indonesian orang-utans is threatened by illegal logging. Enlarge Image

UK seize illegal timber

We are demanding that the UK Government seize a huge cargo of illegal timber that arrived at London's Tilbury docks on 18th March. The timber is from Indonesia's rainforests, where illegal logging is threatening orang-utans and tigers.

Activists build an FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) plywood blockade outside the EU social and general HQ, Brussels. Enlarge Image

EU Forest Crime Scene

The Greenpeace Forest Crimes Unit have descended on the swanky refurbished EU buildings in Brussels after undercover investigations revealed that wood used in their renovation originated from companies associated with the illegal and destructive Indonesian timber trade. We decided to get out the power tools and do a little 'renovation' of our own. Now the buildings have a fresh forest-friendly look rather than sporting illegal timber straight from the homes of tigers and orang-utans.

A skateboarder practises on the ramps at the X Games. For the first time FSC wood was used during the games. FSC stands for Forest Stewardship Council: the wood is from a forest which is well managed according to strict environmental, social and economic standards. Enlarge Image

X Games go green

The X Games are the punk rock of sports, and if you can land a Twirly-bird varial to a tweaked out kickflip Indy, then you might get to play with the big boys. This year the X Games are green as well as extreme. In addition to the use of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified skateboard ramps, there are numerous subversive eco-actions taking place during the event. Are you going to call any of these guys wimped out tree-huggers? I don't think so.

Three baby orangutans. Enlarge Image

EU still using illegally traded timber

Almost six months ago we revealed that the European Commission's new headquarters were being renovated with suspected illegal Indonesian wood. Embarrassed, it promised a full enquiry, but has yet to conclude any investigation, clean up its buying policy, or ... do anything much at all. Today the headquarters open. Did they really think we'd let them get away with this?

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