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Forest land clearing by one of APP's pulp wood suppliers

Forest land clearing by one of APP’s pulp wood suppliers

Forest land clearing by one of APP’s pulp wood supplier seen from the air at the kerumutan area in Riau, Indonesia. Greenpeace, together with representatives from the National Parliament and the Indonesian National Police, bear witness to the huge destruction of Indonesia’s natural peatland forest in Sumatera.  Deforestation is a key source of Indonesia’s greenhouse gas emissions, making the country the third largest contributor to global emissions. Greenpeace is demanding the Indonesian government for a full review of existing logging concessions and to institute full protection of peatland and natural forests, in keeping with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s commitment for Indonesia to reduce its emissions. Photograph by Kemal Jufri/Greenpeace

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