Terneuzen – Greenpeace Netherlands has blocked a shipping in the port of Terneuzen, The Netherlands. The ship was loaded with paper from Abitibi-Consolidated, a company that is responsible for the destruction of major parts of the last remaing Canadian primeval forests. Custumors for this paper are the largest Dutch newspaper publishers
PCM, Wegener en the Telegraaf Media Groep. Newspapers like
NRC, Telegraaf and Volkskrant are largely printed on paper from Canadian primeval forests. Yearly more than 700.000 hectares of forest is logged and an important share of the timber is processed into newspapers, tissues and toiletpaper. The Canadian forests are essential for the survival of endangered animals such as the lynx, wolf and Caribou. Wabitibi sais that it uses recycled paper, but according to a recent Greenpeace report the Abitibi paper exists for more than 90% of new wood fibres. The dutch publishers have stated that they will not stop buying from Abitibi.
See also
the website of Greenpeace Netherlands (NL)
