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Posted by Angela Glienicke — 26 February 2014 at 2:31pm
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Orangutans at a feeding station run by Orangutan Foundation International
Who would think that when you are trying to
get rid off your dandruff you could be eliminating the orangutans and tigers
too? When I look at these images of forest destruction and biodiversity I’m
once again reminded that even your shampoo could harbor a dirty secret.
Posted by Richardg — 27 December 2013 at 11:00am
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Wilmar's decision to adopt a no deforestation policy could save forest habitats of orangutans and tigers
This year - 2013 - has been the year of the Arctic, no question. But there's an amazing development elsewhere that everyone who's part of Greenpeace has been instrumental in achieving, even if you didn’t realise it.
It involves the world’s largest palm oil trader and an incredible new commitment that could mean the difference between saving or wiping out the last Sumatran tigers.
Posted by Richardg — 6 December 2013 at 6:12pm
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Wilmar has a history of deforestation, but it says those days are now behind it
If there's ever a time for bad puns, it's when the world's largest palm oil trader promises to protect forests. Wilmar International, responsible for almost half of the world's palm oil, will no longer sell oil from companies that are destroying the rainforest.
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Posted by Richardg — 2 September 2013 at 4:26pm
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An excavator creates a canal in Riau Province, Indonesia, despite the heavy smoke caused by the forest fires
The palm oil industry is desperate to paint itself as sustainable. Yet for the last couple of years, palm oil plantations have been the number one cause of deforestation in Indonesia.
Posted by Angela Glienicke — 14 August 2013 at 4:53pm
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An adult chimpanzee at the Pandrillus Drill Sanctuary, Nigeria.
I am fascinated by
chimpanzees, these most human-like mammals that nurse their babies until they are
three years old, use simple tools like twigs to poke into ant nests and noisily
communicate with the rest of their troop.
Posted by Richardg — 25 June 2013 at 11:31am
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Huge forest fires in Indonesia are blanketing Singapore and Malaysia with record-breaking pollution
The Sumatran rainforests, home to the last Sumatran tigers, orangutans and rhinos, are on fire. Our team have been on the ground documenting the disaster. These devastating images show what they found.
Posted by Richardg — 24 May 2013 at 5:57pm
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David Goodwin failing to answer the question
Here's a tip for anyone looking to do public relations for forest-destroying companies. The correct way to respond to a simple question about how much forest you're clearing is not to ask the journalist to stop filming.
Posted by Richardg — 21 May 2013 at 10:32am
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Clearance of forested tiger habitat in Sumatra, Indonesia
The president of Indonesia has banned deforestation for another couple of years. This is great news - but we aren't celebrating just yet, because most of its rainforest remains unprotected.
Posted by Richardg — 13 May 2013 at 12:24pm
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by-nc. Credit: Ulet Ifansasti / Greenpeace
Duta Palma is a notorious palm oil company with an inglorious history of trashing the rainforest. This morning, it became the first company to be kicked out of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).
