Stop the chainsaws, save Cameroon's rainforest | Greenpeace Africa
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Because we can't just "undo".
Stop the Chainsaws!
Save Cameroon’s Forests from Herakles' Greed
Herakles Farms, a US company, has been chopping down miles of dense
forest without the full authority to do so -- and in the face of
desperate pleas and resistance from local communities.
The palm oil project will also destroy precious chimpanzee and forest elephant habitat if it goes ahead.
In February, Herakles began clear-cutting trees with an illegal
permit in hand. The permit also allows the illicit timber to be sold on
international markets. And this is all happening with the complicity of
the Cameroonian Ministry of Forests and the full knowledge of the
European Union (EU). [Read More]
We must act fast. The illegal timber is now in port, leaving for markets in China any day now -- our window to stop the trade is closing.
