By Fiona Harvey (Theguardian)
Date 01.03.2012
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| The rare Sumatran tiger, above. There are believed to be no more than 300 left in the wilds in Indonesia. Photograph: Dave Watts/RSPB |
Abstract
Greenpeace
evidence reveals threatened trees have been chopped down and sent to factories
to be pulped
Quotation
[…] “A year-long investigation by the campaigning group has uncovered
clear evidence, independently verified, that appears to show that ramin trees
from the Indonesian rainforest have been chopped down and sent to factories to
be pulped and turned into paper. The name ramin refers to a collection of
endangered trees growing in peat swamps in Indonesia where the small number of
remaining Sumatran tigers hunt.” […]
[…] “Greenpeace said the
links showed that APP should submit to more independent auditing. John Sauven,
director of Greenpeace UK, told the Guardian: "We are really hoping for a
positive response from APP. We want to see an end to the destruction of this
incredibly important habitat."Greenpeace's researchers visited APP lumber yards on nine occasions over the course of a year. Each time, they took samples of logs they suspected could be ramin, and recorded the sample-taking on video. They also recorded their exact location via GPS, and bagged the samples in tamper-proof containers. These were then sent to an independent laboratory in Germany where they were tested and most of them found to be ramin.” […]
Index terms
Environment,
Indonesia, Greenpeace, researchs, sumatran tigers
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