Greenpeace Report Links Asia Pulp and Paper, Major Brands to Rainforest Destruction
Rolf Skar, Greenpeace senior forest campaigner, said, “Our new investigation shows Sinar Mas is selling paper products from rainforest and peatland destruction to major brands all over the world.”
The Greenpeace documents how Sinar Mas is "wreaking havoc" in two important rainforest areas on the Indonesian island of Sumatra: the Bukit Tigapuluh Forest Landscape and the Kerumantan peat forest. Bukit Tigapuluh is one of the last refuges for critically endangered Sumatran tigers and orangutans. Kerumutan’s carbon rich peatlands are a key defense against climate change; some Kerumutan peat is deeper than three meters and illegal to clear under Indonesian law. Despite this, APP uses the logs from these rainforest areas to feed its Sumatran based pulp mills, which export pulp and paper products worldwide.