Forests: Greenpeace to the Rescue

Laksamana.Net - The Indonesian government’s invitation to the international conservation body Greenpeace to assist in fighting illegal logging was described by The Straits Times last week as a sign of desperation. Greenpeace certainly makes a strange bedfellow for Indonesia, although given reports that up to 80% of timber felled may be illegal, the situation of the nation’s forests certainly deserves urgent steps.