Cherish heaven rain falling trees and dedicated people (Photos)

Two years ago, I went to Papua New Guinea with environmental protection organization, to witness the rainforest was a bad case of illegal logging. The whole process is not imagined so simple and vigorous, in the local what one sees and hears all gives me a shock. More and more logging companies into the forest, the illegal logging in the proportion has reached 90%, and in the cutting of workers that are indigenous, continued deterioration of the environment has made them lost their sources of income, to work, to the logging companies and destroy their homes to earn the meager pay. But on the other hand, also has a native United, dedicated for rainforest way. As chairman of the local environmental protection association, Kemaru says, "there is a rich variety of butterflies, orchids and other resources can be exported, I hope people don't cut the trees can live a good life. But if the tree is gone, the rainforest would really have nothing."

By logging companies occupied the rainforest. The woodcutter was Ba people, when they are living rainforest destruction, they have also become part of the destruction of their homes.

A helicopter from the "Hope" to see the scene did not shake off. Looking down from the sky, rain is very vast, every tree is short. But in the rainforest is not the same, sturdy tall trees, a deep root. Humid environment is full of insects. From the outside it looks, deforestation phenomenon is not serious, but walking in the rain forest, everywhere logging companies to cut, saw thriller voice from time to time startled birds. However, the rainforest destruction, is not only the plant, animal, there are economic interests tied to self-destruction to their homes enslaved people.

People in tropical rainforests

A ship named "MV Harbor Gemini" ship cross in front of us, and the Chinese name "a history of hull". The ship is bigger than our "hope". The ship in the waters around piles, is illegal timber, awaiting shipment. The front, rainforest Aboriginal people were with flying canoe came to meet us. They stand on the boat to sing and dance, holding their own production banner, we tried to wave. The sign reads: "protect our natural resources, for our children's future". This boat has several, similar banner also many. In fact, welcome to us is not only the Aboriginal, and "Star" cargo ship is responsible for handling workers, even the captain of the freighter! My colleague told the captain talked about only 10 minutes, tell him, we will tell the forest destruction to the outside world. The captain is very jolly to cooperate, because he also like everyone else, hate the logging companies.

Kemaru Garry Bissue is a local tribal chief's son, is also a land owner. In Papua New Guinea's paradise rainforest, the owner of the land refers to the traditional owners, land and forest at the same time, they also forest community manager. Kemaru bear chairman Kikori China Environmental Protection Association. But the logging companies to enter, they guarded the forest small forces many.

The children

"Kemaru my name is the meaning of the bow and arrow. As the chief's son, my name must have the word. The bow is our weapon. My father's 3 wife, gave birth to two sons and daughters. Here, this is a small family. Before the war between tribes often, in order to avoid war family homes, people have fewer children. But now we can no longer fight, so we can have a lot of children." Kemaru's home is located in the logging companies, an area of 1700000 hectares of harvesting project in the village of BabeiVeiru. He has left home for many times, go to other countries to study and work, but the forest is always his most important home.