Take Action to Protect Our Forest and Save Our Climate

Rampant deforestation in the world’s largest forested nations, like Indonesia and Brazil and ongoing logging in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is driving up greenhouse gas emissions and further fuelling the dangerous climate change that we are already witnessing.

Indonesia is currently losing its forests faster than any other major forested country. According to FAO (2006), Indonesia loses at least 1.8 million hectares of forest per year, making Indonesia the third largest greenhouse gas emitter in the world, after the United States and China. The main source of Indonesia’s emissions is deforestation and the drainage of carbon-rich peat land.

The main drivers of Indonesia’s fast rising deforestation are the aggressive expansion of palm oil and large-scale logging for pulp and paper and timber. Forest fires rage every year as more priceless forests are cleared. Floods, drought and changes in the climate pattern also further forest destruction in Indonesia and compromise food security.

A moratorium will not only help curb the country’s greenhouse gas emissions, but will also safeguard the wealth of tropical biodiversity and protect the livelihoods of forest dependent communities all across Indonesia.

Over 30,000 Indonesians have already signed up to become a part of Forest Defenders Indonesia (FDI). Please join them in urging Indonesia’s President to declare an immediate moratorium on deforestation.

Greenpeace showcases the solution to Indonesia’s rapid forest destruction and rising carbon emissions

Greenpeace this morning launched its Forests for Climate initiative, the pioneering solution to reduce deforestation, tackle climate change, preserve global biodiversity and protect the livelihoods of millions of forest people. Forests for Climate (FFC) is Greenpeace’s landmark proposal for an international mechanism to fund sustainable and lasting reductions of emissions from tropical deforestation in participating countries in order to meet commitments for the second phase of the Kyoto Protocol [post 2012].

Greenpeace showcases the solution to Indonesia’s rapid forest destruction and rising carbon emissions

Greenpeace launched its Forests for Climate initiative, the pioneering solution to reduce deforestation, tackle climate change, preserve global biodiversity and protect the livelihoods of millions of forest people. Forests for Climate (FFC) is Greenpeace’s landmark proposal for an international mechanism to fund sustainable and lasting reductions of emissions from tropical deforestation in participating countries in order to meet commitments for the second phase of the Kyoto Protocol.

from: Greenpeace

let us protect our planet in our own little way.. :j

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