Saving Indonesia's rainforests
Indonesia's rainforests are a biodiversity hotspot, rich in endemic species, and vital in regulating the Earth's climate. But these forests are being torn down for palm oil, pulp and paper plantations - making Indonesia the world's third largest greenhouse gas emitter and threatening endangered species such as orang-utans with extinction. Greenpeace is campaigning globally to protect Indonesia's rainforests.
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Campaign updates
Jayapura, east of Java: the final forest frontier
Jayapura
(image by sandranahdar, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0)
As I write this, I'm sat in a hotel lobby
looking out on to a market...
Greenpeace ship in Indonesia to investigate forest destruction
We're going to be a bit short staffed on the blog over the next couple of months - Jamie has joined our ship the Esperanza in Indonesia to help document...
Petrol stations are pumping out bad biofuels
We knew the government's plans on biofuels were a bit of a mess, but figures released today by the Renewable Fuel Agency show just how bad the situation is...
Meeting with the makers of palm oil
Oil palm saplings waiting to be planted © Behring/Greenpeace
Last week, campaigners from Greenpeace
South-East Asia met with palm oil producers and...
Some good news for Indonesia's rainforests
The Governor of the province
of Riau on the island
of Sumatra in Indonesia has pledged
to halt deforestation, which could help protect Riau's vast peatlands...
