West Papuan activist Paula Makabory visits New Zealand to highlight the devastating effects of illegal timber logging. Indonesian security forces are complicit in the illegal trade and human rights violations are commonplace. Green MP Catherine Delahunty has a Member's Bill before Parliament that would go some small way towards addressing the problem of illegal timber imports into New Zealand. An incredible 80% of the West Papuan timber is thought to be illegally logged.
For more information visit:
www.indonesiahumanrights.org.nz & www.greens.org.nz/rainforests
Still Photo credit: Copyright 2009 Greenpeace/Grant Rosoman
Kwila:Life & Death in West Papua
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