Activists target Indonesian paper pulping plant

A number of environmental protestors have been arrested after targeting a pulp and paper producing plant in Indonesia.

According to reports, police were called to deal with around 18 protestors from Greenpeace who were campaigning against deforestation on the island of Sumatra.

During the demonstration, protestors chained themselves to a number of cranes used at a paper mill, with the last four of the 18 forced down from the final crane today (November 26th).

In a statement, Greenpeace campaigner Shailandra Yashwan said: "We are shutting down the exports of one of the world's largest pulp mills at the frontline of forest destruction to tell our elected leaders that they can - and must - pull us back from the brink of catastrophic climate change."

Sumatra is the native home of the critically endangered Sumatran orangutan.

According to the Sumatran Orangutan Society, every minute of the day, an area the size of six football pitches disappears in the Indonesian rainforest.

Written by Kimberley Homer.

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