Greenpeace Indonesia activists with giant KFC packaging in recently destroyed peatland forest
When you
think of KFC most people think of buckets of fried chicken. So what does KFC
have to do with Indonesia and why did Greenpeace Indonesia take action against
the company on Wednesday?
No matter
what you think about fast food, you’ll no doubt agree that rainforests
shouldn’t be trashed to make packaging destined for the rubbish pile. But that’s
exactly what’s happening. Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) is supplying KFC with
packaging products that are made from Indonesia’s rainforests.
Posted by Fran G -
23 May 2012 at 12:59pm -
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Our research has revealed that KFC is sourcing
paper for its packaging products from rainforests. This has been
confirmed in China, the UK and Indonesia. Products found to contain
rainforest fibre include cups, food boxes, French fries holders, napkins
and the famous chicken buckets.
Greenpeace International research has revealed that KFC is sourcing
paper for its packaging products from rainforests. This has been
confirmed in China, the UK and Indonesia. Products found to contain
rainforest fibre include cups, food boxes, French fries holders, napkins
and the famous chicken buckets. Greenpeace research has tracked a
number of these products back to Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), a company
that continues to rely on rainforest clearance in Indonesia. By
purchasing from APP and by using paper made from rainforests, KFC and
its parent company YUM!
22 year old actress Q'orianka Kilcher climbs from a makeshift platform on the anchor chain of the "Clipper Hope" cargo ship and returns to the Greenpeace ship "Rainbow Warrior"
Actress and human rights activist Q'orianka Kilcher today joined the
Greenpeace occupation of the anchor chain of a cargo ship in Brazil to protest
the invasion of indigenous tribal land and illegal logging in the Amazon
rainforest. The
occupation is in its seventh day now and continues.
Posted by Sarah Shoraka -
17 May 2012 at 11:58am -
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In February this year, I went to the Amazon to help monitor
new deforestation for soya and to make a film to document it. Flying over the
forest frontier and seeing how huge soya farms cut into it, I experienced a
feeling of dread. I knew that current industry agreements forced by Greenpeace
such as the soya moratorium and enforcement by the authorities in Brazil, were just
about holding back the tide of deforestation. But I also knew that plans by the
agribusiness lobby in Congress could soon open the flood gates.
Right now Greenpeace activists have attached themselves to the anchor
chain of a massive cargo ship here in Sao Luis, at the mouth of the Amazon. As
long as they stay on the anchor it’s impossible for the ship to dock and load
its cargo of pig iron which is destined for the USA. Pig iron is used in the
production of steel for cars and is exported from Brazil ready for processing.
Forest and peatland clearance inside APP's Senepis tiger sanctuary
This morning in Jakarta APP invited journalists to the launch of what it’s PR people grandly referred to as the ‘biggest announcement yet’ which would ‘reveal APP’s greatest commitment to natural forest protection as part of its sustainability program’.
