palm oil : the single biggest threatPalm Oil is the greatest current threat to Orangutans. Vast areas of habitat are cleared for Palm Oil plantations every day. Protecting this land is critical to the Orangutans survival.
This issue affects all of us with over 1 million kilogrammes of Palm Oil is imported into Australian each year.
Click Here to download the Palm Oil Action Group Brochure (1.2Mb)
Click here for the Palm Oil Action Group letter writing kit
Click here for the Palm Oil Action Group petition for compulsory labelling of palm oil ingredients
Click Here to download the letter to petition Natural Fuels Australia Limited to stop using Palm Oil
Click Here to download the letter to Frank Sator to petition against the proposed Biodiesel plant at Port Botany
What you can do
Here are some suggested actions you can take to help protect the orangutan's habitat.
- Write to your Federal Member and demand that they legislate to make Palm Oil labelling mandatory.
- Write to the Malaysian and Indonesian Embassies and ask them what they are doing to stop Palm Oil from destroying Orangutan habitat.
- Write to any food supplier that lists VEGETABLE OIL as an ingredient and ask them if they use Palm Oil. If so what are they doing to ensure that it doesn' affect Orangutans habitat.
Please read these articles and stories that expose many of the problems with palm oil.
Links
Case Study: Central Kalimantan - Orangutans in Crisis
Download report on Palm Oil Issues
Roundtable on Sustainable Palmoil
Download the BOS Palm Oil Brochure Click Here (2.1Mb)
Articles
INTERVIEW-Indonesian urges G8 to deliver, as Jakarta floods 6 Jun 08Illegal logging trade forces jungle brothel in Indonesia 6 Jun 08Sainsbury first with sustainable palm oil 6 Jun 08Indonesia to boost palm oil production 6 Jun 08Indonesia considering mandatory use of biofuel 6 Jun 08North Sumatra again blanketed in haze 6 Jun 08Indonesia Astra Agro sees palm ouput above 1 million tonnes 6 Jun 08Malaysian palm oil conference focuses on sustainability 6 Jun 08Indonesia looks to Papua to expand palm oil plantations 6 Jun 08Prince Charles urges forest logging halt 6 Jun 08Group - Plantations depriving natives of their livelihood 2 May 08Big plans for biodiesel stall in Southeast Asia 2 May 08Paradise lost for soap and ice cream 2 May 08Asian rainforests vanishing as timber, food demand surge 2 May 08Eco-friendly timber firms want incentives 2 May 08Malaysia, Indonesia agree to counter anti-palm oil propaganda 2 May 08Sound Familiar- Roundtable for Responsible Soy 2 May 08The work of the RSPO is not moving as fast as Unilever would like 2 May 08Illegally harvested logs discovered in Riau 2 May 08Greenpeace wants moratorium on palm oil expansion in Indonesia 2 May 08Riau prosecutors return weak logging report 2 May 08Unilever targeted in orangutan protest 2 May 08RI to launch green pilot project in June 2 May 08Five residents from Kampung Wawasan Suai arrested and detained by police 2 May 08Malaysian 2008 palm oil exports heading for record 18 Apr 08Indonesia overtakes Malaysia as top palm oil producer: minister 18 Apr 08Tesco green fuel adds to climate change 18 Apr 08The other global crisis: rush to biofuels is driving up price of food 18 Apr 08Indonesia failing to stop forest destruction: Greenpeace 18 Apr 08Australian company secures carbon deal for Indonesian forests 18 Apr 08Illegal logging causes trafficking 18 Apr 08Surfing and crashing in the Indonesian oil palm boom 18 Apr 08Surfing and crashing in the Indonesian oil palm boom 1 Apr 08Flood hits three regencies in Riau, deforestation blamed 1 Apr 08Hands off palm 1 Apr 08Call for new laws on stolen logs 24 Feb 08A new, global oil quandary: costly fuel means costly calories 11 Feb 08Studies conclude that biofuels are not so green 11 Feb 0849,000 ha of illegal palm oil plantations to be slashed in Riau 11 Feb 08World launches talks on forest payoffs 11 Feb 08The food chain: A new, global oil quandary: costly fuel means costly calories 21 Jan 08UK advertising watchdog censures misleading Malaysian palm oil ads 21 Jan 08Eco-conscious palm oil 21 Jan 08Malaysian minister says Indonesian press too open, insensitive 21 Jan 08New global forest agreement depends on local support 21 Jan 08Dutch to deny palm subsidies until green levels met 16 Dec 07Governors take action to save rainforests 16 Dec 07Papua moves to ban all log exports 16 Dec 07Dont be fooled - sustainable palm oil is a myth 16 Dec 07When biofuel is bad for the environment 16 Dec 07Sustainable palm oil system soon 15 Dec 07Sarawak Dayak Ibans: Are we the problem, Mr Minister? 15 Dec 07The biofuel that spells annihilation for Indonesian wilderness 15 Dec 07Sustaining palm oil markets 15 Dec 07Astra to increase size of oil palm plantations 1 Dec 07Sustainable palm oil system soon 1 Dec 07Sarawak Dayak Ibans: Are we the problem, Mr Minister? 1 Dec 07The biofuel that spells annihilation for Indonesian wilderness 1 Dec 07Vanishing forests a counterpoint to Indonesian climate crusade 1 Dec 07Vanishing forests a counterpoint to Indonesian climate crusade 19 Nov 07Greenpeace blocks shipment of Indonesian palm oil 19 Nov 07Indonesia says it may take until 2014 to end illegal logging 19 Nov 07Glenealy Plantations expanding landbank (Palm Oil) 19 Nov 07Forestry minister denies backing illegal logger 19 Nov 07Few forestry firms seek certification 9 Nov 07RI now world`s biggest palm oil producer : Minister 9 Nov 07Big food companies accused of risking climate catastrophe 9 Nov 07Timber baron acquitted over illegal logging 9 Nov 07Gazetting transboundary forest depends on resolving environmental issues 9 Nov 07Swedish OKQ8 not using palm oil 9 Nov 07Indonesia: RI drafting regulation on peatland use 28 Oct 07Self regulate, to counter anti-palm oil lobby, says Malaysian State Minister 16 Oct 07Indonesia pledges sustainability in palm production 7 Oct 07Indonesia: The biofuel blowback 7 Oct 07Agriculture minister to go to London to meet NGOs over oil palm plantations 2 Oct 07Palm oil for biofuels devastating rainforests 2 Oct 07Palm oil and the imminent extinction of the orangutan 2 Oct 07Kaban and illegal logging 16 Sep 07Southeast Asia gears up for palm oil boom 16 Sep 07Investigation finds destruction of orangutan habitat for oil palm in Borneo 9 Sep 07Palm oil boycott by supermart discriminatory 9 Sep 07Felda acquires US bio-diesel firm-Malaysiakini.com 3 Sep 07Forestry minister: developed nations indisposed to give incentives 3 Sep 07Peat bog destruction highlights major flaw in Kyoto Protocol 3 Sep 07Indonesia: Government deforestation programs get shot in arm from overseas 3 Sep 07NGOs should use palm oil to drive conservation 3 Sep 07China issues rules for logging companies overseas 3 Sep 07Palm oil not the cause for shrinking number of orangutans, says GAPKI 3 Sep 07Pygmy elephants threatened by logging, oil palm plantations 25 Aug 07Agusdin: Protector of east Kalimantan forests 25 Aug 07Local Indonesian plantation workers not profiting from palm oil 25 Aug 07Graft allegations in East Kalimantan palm oil developments 25 Aug 07Land use conflicts in West Kalimantan 20 Aug 07Palm oil deals at a boil 16 Aug 07Land conflicts increase with demand for palm oil 4 Aug 07Indonesia sees slower palm oil expansion from 2010 1 Aug 07Indonesia smokes out the lungs of the world 26 Jul 07 Activists: Palm oil workers killing endangered orangutans 26 Jul 07Major UK supermarket chain, Asda, bans palm oil from unsustainable sources 23 Jul 07Indonesia's forests could go up in smoke 19 Jul 07Peatland versus forests 19 Jul 07Mining giant BHP Billiton to raze orangutans' forest home 18 Jul 07Body Shop announces new initiative on sustainable palm oil 18 Jul 07SBS Dateline program 11 July 2007: Palm oil - Green Gold? by Ginny Stein 14 Jul 07Palm oil firms burning Indonesian forests: Greenpeace 14 Jul 07Paris meeting: Biofuel production impacts on biodiversity of major concern 12 Jul 07Indonesia leads the world in oil palm area expansion 6 Jul 07Wilmar, the world's biggest palm oil trader shamed 6 Jul 07Key facts on Reduced Emissions from Deforestation (RED) 4 Jul 07Indonesia’s peatlands emit 2 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide annually 4 Jul 07Why peat could be the new 'black gold' 4 Jul 07Malaysian Minister Chin: Don't blame oil palm 27 Jun 0730 hectares per day being cleared by one company 25 Jun 07Malaysian palm oil takes its battle to the airwaves 23 Jun 07Countering oil palm critics 23 Jun 07World Bank to raise $250M for avoided deforestation in tropics 15 Jun 07Illegal Loggers Threatening the Last Orang-Utans 13 Jun 07Indonesia palm body urges clearer forest mapping 10 Jun 07BP in talks to enter biofuel business 9 Jun 07A palmoil charm offensive in Europe 8 Jun 07Indonesia criticized over climate change response 7 Jun 07Fidel Castro and the economist agree. Beware of Biofuels 25 Apr 07Daryl Hannah campaigns for Palm Oil 24 Apr 07Palm Oil: The Biofuel of the Future Driving an Ecological Disaster Now 7 Apr 07Oil from palms: scientists weigh the downside of a once-popular alternative 5 Apr 07Indonesia poised for World Record as fastest destroyer of forests 17 Mar 07Finance Ministry eyes incentives to support biofuel development 13 Mar 07Once a Dream Fuel, Palm Oil May Be an Eco-Nightmare 1 Feb 07Move blow to biofuels promotion . Sustainability of supplies questioned 3 Jan 07Indonesia the 3rd largest carbon emitter? 7 Nov 06The New Oil Barons 6 Nov 06Frankenstein fuels 6 Aug 06Government set to build eight biofuel factories 24 Jul 06Indonesia, Malaysia launch joint move to defend palm oil industry 21 Jul 06Indonesia to boost palm, sugar cane output to promote biofuel 4 Jul 06Borneos Palm Oil Politics 21 May 06Palm oil industry killing orangutans 21 May 06Bakrie Sumatera builds biodiesel plant Jakarta 30 Apr 06joint letter from NGO alliance re Palm Oil 27 Apr 06DPD rejects Kalimantan border plantation plan 29 Mar 06Better seeds may halt huge land clearance 29 Mar 06Biofuel to Drive Indonesian Palm Oil Expansion 7 Feb 06The palm-oil business is pressuring wildlife 21 Dec 05Govt to proceed with huge plantation plan 18 Dec 05The most destructive crop on earth is no solution to the energy crisis 6 Dec 05Govt to lose Rp 237.8t on planned plantatio 2 Dec 05Criteria set for palm oil production, WWF says 29 Nov 05Govt to proceed with oil palm project 21 Nov 05Eat that ice cream, kill an orangutan 28 Oct 05Planned giant plantations threatens Borneo forests 24 Oct 05One in ten products in supermarkets driving orang-utan towards extinction 24 Sep 05Haze fears return as air fouled in two Malaysian districts 15 Sep 05Billions at stake in palm oil battle 6 Sep 05Prosecutors arrest North Sumatra plantation tycoon 5 Sep 05Malaysia develops its own bio-fuel policy 4 Sep 05AOP backs report on Palm Oil 4 Sep 05World's largest oil palm plantation 4 Sep 05Indonesia Pushes Palm to Capture Green Fuel Pie 27 Aug 05
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