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Finnish paper company to sever ties with logging firm linked to rainforest destruction in Indonesia mongabay.com November 13, 2009 Environmentalists have linked APRIL to destructive logging practices in Indonesia, including destruction of carbon-dense peatlands — illegal under Indonesain law — and converting biodiverse rainforest into acacia plantations to supply the pulp mills. Bustar Maitar, Greenpeace Southeast Asia’s rainforest campaigner, said that if reports about UPM-Kymmene cancellation of its contract with APRIL prove accuate it will put pressure on other companies to also abandon links with the logging company.
Greenpeace is campaigning for protection for Indonesia's forests at its "Climate Defenders Camp" in Sumatra.
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