forests

For KFC it’s all "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" as they continue to deny the simple truth that they have been using paper made by Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) for their packaging.  The company still won’t explain how rainforest fibre has been found in its products, nor admit that a UK supplier, St Neots, has been using paper from APP, a company notorious for pulping Indonesian rainforest, including habitat for the endangered Sumatran tiger.

The cattle industry is known to be the biggest cause of deforestation globally and it has now come to light that Tesco has driven this problem through its beef sourcing.

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff tried to create the illusion last week that she was vetoing the very worst parts of Brazil's new Forest Code to protect the Amazon rainforest. The reality, however, is entirely different.