Greenpeace presented the evidence of a year-long investigation, showing that Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) is systematically violating Indonesia's laws protecting ramin, an internationally protected tree species. Greenpeace delivered the evidence before a press conference to the Ministry of Forestry.
Greenpeace is calling on the Indonesian government to immediately seize all illegal ramin in APP's operations in Indonesia and is also supporting a ban on further clearance of peat swamp forests, as proposed in an official report on ramin protection by the Indonesian government department that is responsible for protecting this species.