Thursday, May 18, 2006
Palm Oil Industry killing orangutans
... is the title of the editorial in yesterday's Jakarta Post - I see no need to change that. It's certainly good news to see the issue promoted within Indonesia, making it a very local issue for the newspaper's readership in Borneo and Sumatra - though focusing on orangutans it also mentions the effect on indigenous local people. Full article is here: http://www.thejakartapost.com/Archives/ArchivesDet2.asp?FileID=20060517.E03
Thursday, May 11, 2006
Malaysian minister and tourist board call for end of palm oil plantations in orangutan habitat areas
Promising sounds from Malaysian Borneo today - palm oil producers are being urged to avoid encroaching into habitat of orangutans and elephants. The article in the Malaysian Daily Express can be seen here: http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=41936. In addition the tourist board have called for an end to any unauthorised research on orangutans
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
UK MPs asked to consider palm oil issue
There has been further high profile pressure in the palm oil campaign today. A parliamentary reception today took the campaign for sustainable palm use to UK politicians, led by a Liberal Democrat MP and organised by Friends of the Earth - you can read their press release here. http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/mps_asked_to_act_to_save_t_28042006.html.
Come back to this site to see if there is any feedback on what happened.
Come back to this site to see if there is any feedback on what happened.
