The Shocking Deforestation Of Indonesia

[icyfroth]

The shocking rate of deforestation in Indonesia is why there are only 400 of the little guys left in the wild. Find out more about what we’re doing to protect the majestic Sumatran Tiger and Indonesia’s ancient forests.

For most of the last year our team has been investigating and documenting gross acts of environmental destruction in Indonesia’s last remaining forests. What these investigations reveal is a story of one massive, faceless company with links to illegal, and irresponsible behavior and the rapid disappearance of critically endangered animals such as the Sumatran Tiger.

But we all feature in this story. Because this company is laundering a product – palm oil from forest destruction – onto the global market and into our homes.

Household brands that source palm oil through Singapore-based palm oil trader Wilmar International, such as the makers of Oreo biscuits, Gillette shaving products and Clearasil, are effectively making consumers - that's you and me - unwitting accomplices in the destruction of Indonesia’s forests.

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I wonder where some of the profits go from this?

[i-need-a-martini]

I think the worst thing about what is happening in Indonesia is that most of the logging is being done illegally  through multinationals.

[icyfroth]

Our report “Licence to Kill” details these multiple cases of illegal and irresponsible behaviour. But of all the cases we’ve documented, the one that saddens me the most is the fate of a national park in Sumatra. A decade ago, a scientific survey found that Tesso Nilo was the most biodiversity rich spot on earth for plants. It is also considered a priority habitat for the protoection of the as few as 400 Sumatran tigers that remain.
But in the last decade, wholesale illegal destruction of Tesso Nilo - largely for palm oil - throws into doubt the future for any tigers that remain there

Since 2011, the forest complex has lost almost half of its remaining forest cover; in June 2013, only 39,000ha of natural forest remained – a mere quarter of the area of the forest complex.

[spotweldersfriend]

Check out also Axiom Holdings deforestation of Vanunu in the Solomon Islands.Former environment minister Mal Turnbull was involved with that company.

[icyfroth]

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@spotweldersfriend wrote:
Check out also Axiom Holdings deforestation of Vanunu in the Solomon Islands.Former environment minister Mal Turnbull was involved with that company.

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Was?

[bimberiretrosystems]

Paypal also fund illegal israeli settlements in Palestine, another example of big companies keping dirty secrets

[freshwater-2]

Icy, the human devastation to the world's wildlife and their habitat is beyond comprehension.

When will we ever learn......maybe too late even now.

[icyfroth]

We should still do the best we can to raise awareness of it and donate to those organisations whose ppl are prepared to put themselves at risk to expose such companies and their practices.

[freshwater-2]

Yes Icy, unless people speak up or donate to an organisation who can speak for them, these practices will not stop.

There are worldwide organisations, and including voluntary groups in Indonesia.....who can only survive on donations - no matter how small.

If people care they have to take action and condemn the organisations which are behind this appalling cruelty  

The wildlife and their habitations cannot survive on just private words of sympathy.

[spotweldersfriend]

Yes icyfrost.When the deforestation was going on.