Our forests are precious beyond imagination. We must protect them for the people living in them and for people everywhere. But to a greedy few, forests are just land, waiting to become pastures, plantations, or roads; sources of timber, rubber, or minerals.
Deforestation is endangering the planet’s rich biodiversity – and contributing to climate change.
Southeast Asian nations such as Thailand and the Philippines are already among the most vulnerable to climate change impacts. Preserving Indonesia’s vast forests is one of the keys to stabilising the global climate, in turn bringing significant benefits to the region.
Across the globe – from Canada to Indonesia – large areas of forests are being degraded, due in large part to unsustainable industrial activities. The need to protect those forests that remain is more urgent than ever.
Close-up of a semi-wild Sumatran Tiger (Panthera Tigris Sumatrae), seen at the Tambling Wildlife Nature Conservation rescue centre, which is part of the South Bukit Barisan National Park. © Paul Hilton / Greenpeace
Clearance in High Carbon Stock (HCS) forest area for a short-term crop plantation by the community inside PT. Bangun Nusa Mandiri (BNM), a subsidiary to Golden Agri-Resources Limited (GAR) in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. © Kemal Jufri / Greenpeace
Vast extensions of palm oil plantations east of Pekanbaru. © Greenpeace / Daniel Beltrá
Forest fires in east Kalimantan, Indonesia © Greenpeace / Steve Morgan
Greenpeace is working globally to defend the planet’s most vital ‘forest frontiers’ such as the Amazon, the Congo, and, in Southeast Asia, Indonesia’s rainforests which are being destroyed faster than any other on earth.
Deforestation is endangering the planet’s rich biodiversity – and contributing to climate change. Southeast Asian nations such as Thailand and the Philippines are among the most vulnerable to climate change impacts. Preserving Indonesia’s vast forests is one of the keys to stabilising the global climate, in turn bringing significant benefits to Southeast Asia.
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