Protest Against Mattel in Helsinki

Greenpeace activists protest against Mattel in BR lelut - toyshop. Greenpeace investigators used forensic testing to reveal that the packaging for Mattel's Barbie dolls comes from Indonesia's rainforests, home to endangered species such as the Sumatran tiger. The activity in Helsinki is part of a worldwide Greenpeace campaign to stop toy companies driving deforestation in Indonesia.

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Protest Against Mattel in Helsinki

Greenpeace activists protesting against Mattel, the manufacturer of Barbie, in front of toyshops in Helsinki, Finland.

Greenpeace investigators used forensic testing to reveal that the packaging for Mattel's Barbie dolls comes from Indonesia's rainforests. They also used a combination of investigation, mapping data and traced company certificates to show that Mattel, along with other toy companies including Disney, are using packaging produced by Asia Pulp and Paper (APP). APP has been exposed many times for wrecking Indonesia's rainforests to make products such as packaging.

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Unique identifier: GP02EK5

Type: Image

Shoot date: 08/06/2011

Locations: Finland, Helsinki, Nordic Countries

Size: 1867px × 2800px 611.18 KB

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)