APP has recently been linked to being a
major contributor to deforestation. Deforestation, the human-caused
disappearance of naturally occurring forests by logging or burning, is
a huge problem in today’s world. It is estimated that around 50% or
more of the world’s plants and animal species live in the 7% of the
world where rainforests currently exist. For example, the most famous
of rainforests, the Amazon, a majestic 1.4 billion acre (5.5 million
square kilometers) coach wristlets sale rainforest
located in South America covering sections of 9 different countries,
has only 82.3% of the moist broadleaf forest cover it had in 1970. It
is also estimated that between 1991 and 2000, the total loss of Amazon
rainforest increased from 415,000 square kilometers to almost 600,000.
The data above is according to Wikipedia.com.
Another lesser known but equally struggling rain forest, the
Indonesian rainforest, has made recent headlines after a report from
Greenpeace. In the report, Greenpeace accuses Asia Paper and Pulp of
“relentlessly trashing rainforests, driving species extinction and, if
left unchecked, will threaten Indonesia’s efforts to address climate
change.” discount coach bags APP
is a division of the mega conglomerate, Sinar Mas, and calls itself one
of the world’s leading pulp and paper companies. According to CNN.com,
Indonesia is one of the world’s biggest culprits of emitting greenhouse
emissions largely because of the clear-cutting and burning of
rainforests for logging and other purposes. Indonesia has long been a
recipient of criticism for its environmental practices mainly because
of disregard for international and even their own laws. APP is
currently going through a public relations nightmare due to the
Greenpeace report, and of course is claiming Greenpeace’s claims are
exaggerated. Yet things recently took a turn for the worse for Sinar
Mas when Coach garnet op art in
July, 2010 Wal-Mart, already becoming a major advocate for
transitioning its customer base to the use of sustainable green
bags)announced it has “taken steps to stop” buying their paper, as a
result of this and other controversies surrounding APP. Sounds like
APP’s denial of the problem is making things worse and now costing them
major business. The loss of Wal-Mart’s business over the next year will
significantly impact their bottom line.