Impacts of the pulp and paper sector on forests Some proposed
new pulpwood plantations and mills threaten natural habitats in
many places with high conservation values. For example, the
remaining natural forests in Sumatra, Borneo, New Guinea,
Russian Far East, Southern Chile and the Atlantic forest region
in Brazil are endangered because of growing demand for pulpwood,
among other threats. Forests also maintain the world’s abundant
biodiversity, essential for life on Earth. The activities of the
pulp and paper sector in these places threaten the habitats of
several rare wildlife species such as Asian big cats (including
tigers), Asian elephant, Asian rhinos, and orangutans.