Majestic
forests around the world are being destroyed to produce ever more beef,
palm oil, cocoa, timber, and paper. Now legislators in the US are considering
new laws to stop forest-killing products from entering their country
-- this could transform global supply chains and help save our forests! But
with US elections looming we don’t have much time – we need to deliver massive
public pressure to lawmakers fast! Add your name to protect our precious
forests: Dear friends, All over the world, ancient forests that sustain life on
Earth are being destroyed to produce beef, palm oil, cocoa, timber, and paper
for ever-hungry consumer markets like the US.Now we have a HUGE chance to fight
back!Legislators in the US are considering powerful new laws to keep
forest-killing products out of the country. This could be a game-changer – the
US is home to many of the world’s biggest companies, and these laws could
transform global supply chains and help protect these precious forests, and the
people and animals who call them home.But first we have to get the laws passed,
and fast. Elections are looming, so let's show US lawmakers that citizens across
the world want them to act. Let's reach 1 million global voices, and Avaaz
will team up with partners to deliver a massive call to stop the forest massacre
that threatens us all!
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Majestic
forests around the world are being
destroyed to produce ever more
beef, palm oil, cocoa, timber, and paper.
Now legislators in the
US are considering new laws to stop
forest-killing products from entering their
country -- this could transform
global supply chains and help save our forests!
But with US elections looming we don’t have much
time – we need to deliver massive public
pressure to lawmakers fast! Add your
name to protect our precious forests:
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Dear
friends, |
All
over the world, ancient
forests that sustain life on Earth are
being destroyed to produce beef, palm
oil, cocoa, timber, and paper for ever-hungry
consumer markets like the US.
Now we have
a HUGE chance to fight
back!
Legislators in the US are
considering powerful new laws to keep
forest-killing products out of the country. This
could be a game-changer – the US is
home to many of the world’s biggest companies,
and these laws could transform global supply
chains and help protect these precious forests,
and the people and animals who call them
home.
But first we have to get
the laws passed, and fast. Elections are
looming, so let's show US lawmakers
that citizens across the world want them to
act. Let's reach 1 million global
voices, and Avaaz will team up with partners to
deliver a massive call to stop the forest
massacre that threatens us all!
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Giant
American companies like McDonald's and Walmart
have been exposed for allegedly selling beef
linked to the deforestation of the Amazon
rainforest. Up to half of all packaged products
in supermarkets contain palm oil, whose
production is wrecking the habitats of
orangutans and pygmy elephants. US
supermarkets are a forest destruction crime
scene – everything from coffee, chocolate, paper
and cosmetics can be tainted by
deforestation!
These new laws
would help stop companies from importing
products linked to deforestation, cutting off a
massive driver of forest destruction!
With US companies forced to comply with
the new laws, the impact will be felt all over
the world.
With US
Congressional elections in November, and our
forests facing massive threats, this year could
really make a difference. So let's get
these laws passed now! For the trees, the
jaguars, the songbirds, the gorillas, and the
millions of people who live in the world's
forests -- and for every time you've
ever looked up at a tree in wonder -- add your
name now. |
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We
know this works. Two years ago, hundreds of
thousands of Avaazers helped drive the biggest
response to an environmental consultation in
history, flooding the European Union with
messages demanding a ban on forest-killing
products. Now the EU is preparing a bill on this
crucial issue! Let's come together again to
protect Earth’s forests before it’s too
late.
With hope,
Laura, Bert,
Spyro, Risalat, Anneke, Mike, Aloys and the
whole Avaaz team |
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world's people shape global decision-making. ("Avaaz"
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spread across 18 countries on 6 continents and operates
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