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25 February 2006

China Forest Rescue Station

Inside the CFRS
Inside the CFRS
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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.

Outside the CFRS
Outside the CFRS
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When people enter the CFRS, they virtually enter the forest. They hear the sounds of the forest and embark upon a journey of discovery about its people, plants and animals and, sadly, the destruction of one of the most biologically rich regions in the world.

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
We aim to inform decision-makers and consumers about the Paradise Forests and show the destruction industrial logging can cause.

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.

Inside the CFRS
Signing up to the ribbon project
© Greenpeace
Ribbon project
Greenpeace 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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