It’s a wonderful kind of paradise, isn’t it?<\/p>\n
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Virgin Forest Area in Arkhangelsk Region in Russia. \u00a9 Greenpeace<\/p><\/div>\n
But, I’m not just an environmental activist, I’m also a consumer. An environmentally-concerned consumer. I have doubts about the products that I use every day.<\/p>\n
My colleagues have been investigating\u00a0Russian companies, including Pomor Timber, Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill, and Titan Group. They are\u00a0destroying<\/a> one of the last remaining intact forest landscapes in\u00a0The Dvinsky Forest.<\/strong><\/p>\n Virgin Forest Destruction in Arkhangelsk Region in Russia. \u00a9 Greenpeace<\/p><\/div>\n It\u2019s an incredible place, that has been untouched by human activity for thousands of years. It\u2019s home to the endangered wild forest reindeer and whooping swan, (included in the Arkhangelskaya region’s Red List) as well as brown bears and wolverines, to name but a few. Regional authorities planned to earmark The Dvinsky Forest Reserve for protection in 2011. But, for reasons unknown,\u00a0the Dvinsky Forest remains unprotected<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Time is running out for the Dvinsky Forest<\/a>. There is less than a year until the document, providing a list of planned protected areas, ceases to be in force. And logging companies are planning to expand their operations into the core of the Dvinsky Forest. This means it could be lost within a decade. A decade!<\/em><\/p>\n Industrial Logging in the Arkhangelsk Region, 13 Sep 2016. \u00a9 Igor Podgorny \/ Greenpeace<\/p><\/div>\n These companies sell the wood to some of the world\u2019s best known brands. I know them and I\u2019m pretty sure you do to. We use them everyday. They include Auchan, Nestl\u00e9, PepsiCo, McDonald\u2019s and SCA (owner of Libero, Libresse)<\/span><\/span>, amongst others. Recently, after work, I went to my local grocery store to buy some food and toilet paper and that kind of stuff. The store was full of products I couldn’t trust. I bet the next time you go shopping for groceries, you\u2019ll notice the same thing.<\/p>\n I no longer know which products are made from the trees of Dvinsky Forest, the forest I love.<\/p>\n As a consumer, I don\u2019t want to be a part of the problem. Surely neither do the companies that make the products I use? At least, that\u2019s what I want to believe.<\/p>\n Greenpeace is calling on these companies to join the efforts to save the Dvinsky forest and other critical parts of the Great Northern Forest. For the future of our planet, suppliers need to phase out their unsustainable practices before we lose these amazing and vital ecosystems forever.<\/p>\n Sign the petition to save the Great Northern Forest.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n![\"Virgin](\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2017\/03\/5fad296b-gp0stq8r5_medium_res.jpg\")
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