Brian's Story
But even if the roads are built they are of very low quality. In our area the Malaysian company was supposed
to put in a water supply for 14 villages, but this has never happened.
I have come to Europe to bring the message of my people to the politicians and people of this continent, to
ask them to stop the destruction of my forest home. Many companies here buy products that are made from
the forests of Papua New Guinea, stolen from our land and our people. I have visited people at the European
Commission and politicians in the Netherlands, France, Sweden and Belgium and I don’t understand why they
don’t stop importing these products. Why don’t you care? Why don’t you care that we are treated so badly,
with our forests stolen so that you here in Europe can have cheap timber products like plywood. These pour
into Britain to feed a consumer society that’s fuelling the destruction of my home, my culture and my people.
You can easily check to see if your wood products are from well managed forests by looking for the Forest
Stewardship Council logo. So now I ask you directly, I plead with you, please stop buying wood that is stolen
