Fires are raging in Indonesia, burning forests to the
ground to make way for palm oil plantations. As a result,
critically endangered orangutans are on the brink of extinction.
Unilever buys more than 1 million tonnes of palm oil each
year, and uses it in everything from Dove soap to Knorr
soup. The corporate giant has promised to source its palm oil
sustainably by 2020 -- but has failed to live up to this
promise.
So far, the forest fires aren’t a big news story
yet. We can change that.
We need to hire a video squad on the ground in Indonesia
to capture footage of the forest fires -- armed with
professional filming equipment and drones that can withstand
the heat. Once we have the footage, we can leak it
to journalists -- creating a public outcry that will link
Unilever to the forest fires and force it to clear up its act.
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These forest fires are no accident -- the burning is a
deliberate act.
Palm oil trees are planted in monocultures, drenched in toxic
pesticides. The land quickly becomes infertile, and then new forests
have to be cleared so palm oil producers can keep reaping in a
profit. These are ancient forests that we’ll never get
back.
The Covid crisis means that journalists are finding it
harder to travel to remote locations and report on the forest
fires and the illegal slash and burn practices that palm
oil producers are using. That’s why it’s so important we turn a
spotlight onto this crisis.
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You've got an incredible track record of winning against
palm oil offenders. Since 2014 we've forced companies like
McDonald’s, Dunkin’ Donuts, and Starbucks to commit no-deforestation
palm oil policies.
Together, we can clean up the palm oil industry and force
Unilever to cut deforestation from its supply chains. This is the
only way we can save these ancient forests and the homes of the last
orangutans.
Will you join us now and chip in to power-up an emergency
campaign to save the orangutans?
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