Save Tasmania's Forests!!!!

The price of paper: Tasmania's forests?

Talk about adding insult to injury. Top Japanese paper company Nippon is not only driving the destruction of Tasmania's ancient forests by buying old growth wood from logging giant Gunns Limited -- they're also misinforming the public about it.

By telling customers that all Tasmanian old growth forests are already protected (which is NOT true), Nippon -- by far Gunns' biggest buyer -- is avoiding the public outcry that might force them to stop buying old growth trees from Gunns.

This week is Nippon's annual meeting: let's send a strong message to them that it is time to stop supporting the destruction of Tasmania's ancient forests!

Earlier this month, I joined other RAN staff in Tokyo, Japan, to raise awareness about the plight of Tasmania's forests and to put pressure on the Japanese paper companies that are supporting the destruction through their massive purchases from Gunns.

While some companies are making progress, Nippon Paper has done nothing. My trip to Japan was just the most recent effort RAN has made to try to meet with Nippon. For more than a year, the company has avoided meetings with RAN and stalled any real reforms. Moreover, Nippon has inaccurately told its customers that all old growth forests are already protected in Tasmania and that Gunns' logging meets FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) standards.

This week, we're trying to set the story straight, but we need your help. RAN is releasing a new report that exposes the connection between the Japanese paper industry and Tasmanian forest destruction.

But information is not enough if it is not accompanied by action. We need your help to put public pressure on Nippon to stop buying old growth wood from Gunns. Nippon is Gunns' top customer -- so if our campaign motivates them to stop buying old growth, it will be a huge step toward protecting these forests.

Please take action by clicking here.

Thank you for all your support to help save Tasmania's majestic forests.

For the Earth,

Tasmania Forest Campaign
Rainforest Action Network
http://www.treesnotgunns.org
http://www.ran.org