Saving Indonesia's rainforests
Indonesia's rainforests are a biodiversity hotspot, rich in endemic species, and vital in regulating the Earth's climate. But these forests are being torn down for palm oil, pulp and paper plantations - making Indonesia the world's third largest greenhouse gas emitter and threatening endangered species such as orang-utans with extinction. Greenpeace is campaigning globally to protect Indonesia's rainforests.
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How Unilever Palm Oil Suppliers Are Burning Up Borneo
In November 2007, Greenpeace released Cooking the Climate, an 82-page report summarising the findings of a two-year investigation that revealed how
the world’...
Palming us off
This blog by Andy Tait, our biodiversity campaign manager, first appeared on Comment Is Free.
As the Guardian reports, scientists from the Smithsonian...
"No money, no forests, no climate, no future"
At a side meeting of the Bali climate change conference today, Greenpeace launched
a new proposal that will encourage and reward countries for reducing...
News reports from the palm oil frontline
Last night, ITV News featured an excellent report from Indonesia about palm oil and how plantations are replacing forests at a horrific rate. Shown as...
Secret filming exposes the harsh reality of palm oil plantations
Taking up the western half of New Guinea island, the Indonesian province of Papua is a bit of a mystery. It's off-limits to outsiders and journalists, so the...
