25 February 2006
China Forest Rescue Station
The China Forest Rescue Station (CFRS) brings the Paradise Forests to those who can make a difference.Every second tropical tree traded in the world is sent to China, where it is processed into cheap furniture, flooring and plywood for local use or for export to Europe, the USA, Australia, Japan and South Korea. Much of the wood comes from the Paradise Forests of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea (PNG), where between 76 to 90 percent of logging is illegal.
Housed in a traditional Chinese courtyard, the CFRS is decorated with genuine PNG artefacts and designed just like the Global Forest Rescue Station in Lake Murray.
This public venue provides a direct link to the Station in Lake Murray. Visitors can:
- view recent images and footage of Greenpeace’s activities in Papua New Guinea
- talk online to an activist in Lake Murray (at certain times)
- attend a solutions forum
- discover ways to help and take action online
Ultimately, we aim to convince the largest importers of illegal and destructively logged timber to switch to more responsible supply sources. Perhaps then the industrial loggers will similarly be forced to change their destructive practices, and perhaps then, Paradise can be regained.
Ribbon projectGreenpeace is also asking the people of China to support the Paradise Forests by signing up to our ribbon project. The ribbons we're collecting are just like the ones the volunteers are using to mark the forest boundaries for Lake Murray clans. Visit the Greenpeace China website to find out more.
Take action
If you're not in China, you can help save the Paradise Forests by joining our Virtual March. Get involved now!
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