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Watch: the firefighters saving Indonesia’s forests

They destroyed an area of forest twice the size of Paris. Now palm oil company Gama are letting fires rage on their land. Greenpeace's volunteer firefighters are stepping up to stop the fires. Watch the video for the full story.

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5 problems with ‘sustainable’ palm oil

Palm oil is used in all sorts of everyday products from shampoo to chocolate, but it’s been disastrous for the world’s forests. Here are five not-so-fun facts about ‘certified sustainable’ palm oil, which is often anything but.

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Rang-tan: watch the film

In this hit Greenpeace film, a young orangutan's forest home is being destroyed to clear the way for palm oil, an ingredient used in all kinds of everyday products. Watch the film here, then take action to protect Rang-tan's home.

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Breakthrough moment to end deforestation for palm oil

Thanks to people-powered campaigning, the world's largest palm oil trader has a new action plan to map and monitor its suppliers. If they follow through, it's a big milestone towards stopping forest destruction.