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14 April 2002
G8 divisions create progress on climate change, forests
 Banff, Canada - Activists and local youth dressed as endangered Spotted owls converged on the G8 ministers meeting this weekend to urge governments to protect the world's remaining ancient forests.
There are only 44 breeding Spotted owls left in Canada, and they will be extinct within the next five years if logging in their ancient forest habitat continues.
The owls were on hand to give the G8 ministers a 'sending off' as they head to the Hague to decide the fate of the world's ancient forests at the Ancient Forest Summit.
Early this week French President Jacques Chirac announced that France will take a leading role in the fight against ancient forest destruction during the Ancient Forest Summit which continue through next week in the Hague, the Netherlands.
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| Greenpeace Spotted owls with German environment minister at the G8 meeting in Banff. |
Later German environment minister Juergen Trittin said his country would join France taking a decisive step in shifting the trend of destruction of the ancient forests.
Gavin Edwards, Greenpeace Canada's forest campaigner, said Germany and France should be commended for their efforts to protect forests and move to sustainable logging. Many G8 ministers will leave Banff for the Hague to take part in the Ancient Forest Summit, and Edwards said they should be mindful of that their final communique commits them to act.
You can help us put pressure on world government's to save the planet's remaining ancient forests. Send a personal message that we will deliever to your country's delegates at the meeting.
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