{"id":1789,"date":"2016-01-12T11:23:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-12T19:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/master.k8s.p4.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/aboutus\/1789\/we-did-it-victory-for-chinas-giant-pandas\/"},"modified":"2019-11-23T01:53:41","modified_gmt":"2019-11-23T09:53:41","slug":"we-did-it-victory-for-chinas-giant-pandas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/blog\/1789\/we-did-it-victory-for-chinas-giant-pandas\/","title":{"rendered":"We did it! Victory for China’s Giant Pandas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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2016 has kicked off with great news for Pandas!Back in October, Greenpeace East Asia revealed that China\u2019s iconic Giant Pandas were under threat<\/a> from rampant illegal logging in the world\u2019s largest panda habitat.<\/span><\/p>\n
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\u2018Loggers in China destroying parts of panda sanctuary\u2019 This must stop! #panda<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/c8GcSkh4JM<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Q3lwliks0L<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Greenpeace East Asia (@GreenpeaceEAsia) October 22, 2015<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Following a 2-year-long investigation, we uncovered that a shocking 3,200 acres of pristine natural forest in the Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries had been clear cut to make way for plantations of profitable timber, under the guise of \u2018forest reconstruction\u2019.<\/p>\n

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We knew this had to stop.<\/strong>
\nWe demanded that the government close the loophole which leaves China\u2019s most famous and beloved animals at risk of destruction and \u00a0protect the beautiful place they inhabit.
\nAnd that\u2019s exactly what has happened.
\nJust days after we exposed the illegal logging, the Sichuan Forestry Bureau took action and launched their own investigation.
\nThe results have just come in:<\/p>\n