Action against April Pulp in Indonesia

Twenty-five Greenpeace activists in Teluk Binjai, Pelalawan, Riau, block the loading of a barge carrying rainforest logs from Kampar's carbon rich peatland forests to APRIL's pulp mill in Pangkalan Kerinci.
This is the second time Greenpeace activists have taken action to stop APRIL destroying the natural forest of Kampar. After a Greenpeace action in October 2009, the Minister for Forests ordered the temporary suspension of APRIL operations, however this year operations restarted without the Ministry conducting the promised legal and legislative review of APRIL's existing permits or resolving conflicts between the company and the community as promised. The destruction of rainforests and peatlands by companies like APRIL
and Sinar Mas is the key reason why, according to recent government
estimates, Indonesia ranks as the world’s third largest greenhouse gas
emitter.

Unique identifier: GP024MQ

Type: Image

Shoot date: 15/07/2010

Locations: Asia, Indonesia, Pelalawan Regency, Riau

Credit line: © Modeerf Tserof / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★★★★ (A)

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Action against April Pulp in Indonesia

Activists prevent the loading of a barge carrying rainforest logs from Kampar’s carbon rich peatland forests to APRIL’s pulp mill in Pangkalan Kerinci. This is the second time Greenpeace activists have taken action to stop APRIL destroying the natural forest of Kampar. After a Greenpeace action in October 2009, the Minister for Forests ordered the temporary suspension of APRIL operations however this year operations restarted without the Ministry conducting the promised legal and legislative review of APRIL's existing permits or resolving conflicts between the company and the community. The destruction of rainforests and peatlands by companies like APRIL
and Sinar Mas is the key reason why, according to recent government
estimates, Indonesia ranks as the world’s third largest greenhouse gas
emitter.

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