The march, which attracted hundreds of bystanders, was designed to focus public attention on the role of transnational corporations in tropical deforestation. Mr. Quirke was charged with trespassing. These companies have loyalty only to their profit margins, and try to make money as fast as possible. We have to let people know what is going on, and that together we can make a difference. Every year, an area of rainforest the size of Italy is destroyed, and much of that destruction derives from exploitation by multinational corporations.
Compliant governments cooperate with greedy companies to plunder forest land for short-term profit.
Mitsubishi Corporation is one of the largest corporate destroyers of the world's forests. It fully or partially owns logging operations throughout the world. This deforestation causes the annual loss of millions of plant and animal species, and does immeasurable harm to the indigenous peoples who inhabit those lands.