{"id":423,"date":"2019-02-15T12:47:35","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T20:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/k8s.p4.greenpeace.org\/defaultcontent\/?page_id=423"},"modified":"2025-09-23T17:49:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T09:49:33","slug":"forests","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/explore\/protect-nature\/forests\/","title":{"rendered":"#Forests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n                    <div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n                    \n                                <p>The Earth cannot sustain life without healthy, thriving forests. They are home to over two-thirds of the world\u2019s species. They are like the green lungs of the planet, supplying us with oxygen and helping to balance rainfall and the climate. But to a greedy few, forests are just land, waiting to become pastures, plantations, or roads; sources of timber, rubber, or minerals.\r\nOur forests are precious beyond imagination. We must protect them for the people living in them and people everywhere. Together we can be forest defenders and work towards their restoration for the benefit of all life on earth.<\/p>\n                            \n\n                    \n                    <\/div>\n                    \n    <div class=\"wp-block-query posts-list p4-query-loop is-custom-layout-list is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\">\n        <div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3d213aab wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Latest Updates &#038; Publications<\/h2>\n        <li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item see-all-link wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/news-stories\/?tag=forests\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">See all stories<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        \n\n    <p style=\"margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 36px;\"><\/p>\n\n    \n\n    <ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-8090 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-protect-nature category-issues tag-forests tag-oceans tag-consumption p4-page-type-blog\">\n            \n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/blog\/8090\/chinas-conservation-strong-on-area-based-protections-weak-on-social-drivers-of-extinction\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2023\/07\/0c67ed5b-gp0stv59r_pressmedia.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"China\u2019s conservation strong on area-based protections, weak on social drivers of extinction\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2023\/07\/0c67ed5b-gp0stv59r_pressmedia.jpeg 2500w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2023\/07\/0c67ed5b-gp0stv59r_pressmedia-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2023\/07\/0c67ed5b-gp0stv59r_pressmedia-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2023\/07\/0c67ed5b-gp0stv59r_pressmedia-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2023\/07\/0c67ed5b-gp0stv59r_pressmedia-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2023\/07\/0c67ed5b-gp0stv59r_pressmedia-2048x1366.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2023\/07\/0c67ed5b-gp0stv59r_pressmedia-510x340.jpeg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-eastasia-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2023\/07\/0c67ed5b-gp0stv59r_pressmedia.jpeg\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/category\/issues\/protect-nature\/\">Protect Nature<\/a><\/div>\n                <div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/tag\/forests\/\" rel=\"tag\">Forests<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/tag\/oceans\/\" rel=\"tag\">Oceans<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/tag\/consumption\/\" rel=\"tag\">Consumption<\/a><\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n        <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/blog\/8090\/chinas-conservation-strong-on-area-based-protections-weak-on-social-drivers-of-extinction\/\" target=\"_self\" >China\u2019s conservation strong on area-based protections, weak on social drivers of extinction<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">China&#8217;s policies focus on direct threats, but not the forces that create them. <\/p><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"wp-block-group posts-list-meta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><span class='article-list-item-author'><a href='https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/author\/august-rick\/'>August Rick<\/a><\/span>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-07-05T12:00:36+08:00\">July 5, 2023<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-7366 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-live-sustainably category-protect-nature tag-forests tag-oceans\">\n            \n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/blog\/7366\/their-stories-through-visuals-a-way-for-awarded-photographers-to-protect-lantau\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2022\/04\/d03f1b7d-lantau-1-sunset.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"Their stories through visuals: a way for awarded photographers\u00a0to protect Lantau\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2022\/04\/d03f1b7d-lantau-1-sunset.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2022\/04\/d03f1b7d-lantau-1-sunset-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2022\/04\/d03f1b7d-lantau-1-sunset-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2022\/04\/d03f1b7d-lantau-1-sunset-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2022\/04\/d03f1b7d-lantau-1-sunset-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-eastasia-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2022\/04\/d03f1b7d-lantau-1-sunset.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/category\/issues\/live-sustainably\/\">Live Sustainably<\/a><\/div>\n                <div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/tag\/forests\/\" rel=\"tag\">Forests<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/tag\/oceans\/\" rel=\"tag\">Oceans<\/a><\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n        <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/blog\/7366\/their-stories-through-visuals-a-way-for-awarded-photographers-to-protect-lantau\/\" target=\"_self\" >Their stories through visuals: a way for awarded photographers\u00a0to protect Lantau<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In 2021, Greenpeace organized the \u201cSave Our Lantau \u201d Photo Collection and Contest 2021and more than 300 people participated. The 700 photo entries received for the contest show how stunning and precious Lantau is. We invited 12 winners of the contest to share with us their unique stories about Lantau, to provide us, Hongkongers, with&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"wp-block-group posts-list-meta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><span class='article-list-item-author'>Greenpeace East Asia<\/span>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2022-04-28T09:40:53+08:00\">April 28, 2022<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-7345 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-live-sustainably category-protect-nature tag-forests tag-oceans\">\n            \n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/blog\/7345\/lets-talk-about-climate-change-ciao-hong-kong-wildcreatures-wildlife-photographer-robert-ferguson-encourages-hongkongers-to-explore-learn-and-protect-our-nature\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1248\" height=\"702\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2022\/04\/8cc6a7d0-robert_11-m.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"Let\u2019s Talk About Climate Change: Ciao \u201cHong Kong WildCreatures\u201d! Wildlife photographer Robert Ferguson encourages Hongkongers to explore, learn and protect our nature\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2022\/04\/8cc6a7d0-robert_11-m.jpg 1248w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2022\/04\/8cc6a7d0-robert_11-m-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2022\/04\/8cc6a7d0-robert_11-m-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2022\/04\/8cc6a7d0-robert_11-m-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2022\/04\/8cc6a7d0-robert_11-m-510x287.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1248px) 100vw, 1248px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-eastasia-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2022\/04\/8cc6a7d0-robert_11-m.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/category\/issues\/live-sustainably\/\">Live Sustainably<\/a><\/div>\n                <div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/tag\/forests\/\" rel=\"tag\">Forests<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/tag\/oceans\/\" rel=\"tag\">Oceans<\/a><\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n        <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/blog\/7345\/lets-talk-about-climate-change-ciao-hong-kong-wildcreatures-wildlife-photographer-robert-ferguson-encourages-hongkongers-to-explore-learn-and-protect-our-nature\/\" target=\"_self\" >Let\u2019s Talk About Climate Change: Ciao \u201cHong Kong WildCreatures\u201d! Wildlife photographer Robert Ferguson encourages Hongkongers to explore, learn and protect our nature<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The protagonist of the latest from the \u2018Let&#8217;s Talk About Climate Change\u2019 series, Robert Ferguson, is a Hong Kong wildlife photographer living in the city for 30 years. It is saddening to bid farewell to Robert, a passionate and bold fellow, who has decided to move his home base to England. He shares how mesmerising&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"wp-block-group posts-list-meta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><span class='article-list-item-author'>Greenpeace East Asia<\/span>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2022-04-21T14:31:01+08:00\">April 21, 2022<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/li><\/ul>\n\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons carousel-controls is-horizontal is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-044bd602 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n            <div class=\"wp-block-button carousel-control-prev\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">Prev<\/button><\/div>\n        \n\n            <div class=\"wp-block-button carousel-control-next\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">Next<\/button><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n\n    <li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item see-all-link wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/news-stories\/?tag=forests\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">See all stories<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/div>\n    <div data-render=\"planet4-blocks\/happypoint\" data-attributes=\"{&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;focus_image&quot;:&quot;0% 0%&quot;,&quot;mailing_list_iframe&quot;:true,&quot;opacity&quot;:30,&quot;override_default_content&quot;:false,&quot;local_content_provider&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}}\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Earth cannot sustain life without healthy, thriving forests. They are home to over two-thirds of the world\u2019s species. They are like the green lungs of the planet, supplying us with oxygen and helping to balance rainfall and the climate. But to a greedy few, forests are just land, waiting to become pastures, plantations, or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":962,"parent":2324,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"p4_hide_page_title_checkbox":"","p4_title":"","p4_subtitle":"","p4_description":"","background_image_id":"","background_image":"","p4_button_title":"","p4_button_link":"","p4_button_link_checkbox":"","p4_og_title":"","p4_og_description":"","p4_og_image":"","p4_og_image_id":"","p4_seo_canonical_url":"","p4_campaign_name":"not set","p4_local_project":"","p4_basket_name":"not set","p4_department":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[19],"class_list":["post-423","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-protect-nature","tag-forests"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=423"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/423\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68366,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/423\/revisions\/68366"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2324"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}