Greenpeace have been rather pleased with themselves over a recent campaign win. Unilever has announced that they will support the call for an immediate moratorium on any further deforestation for palm oil in Indonesia. Even though they represent only 3 per cent of the palm oil purchasers, they are the biggest buyer, so this is a big win. Although the campaign was fronted by endearing orang utans, the impact of rainforest destruction goes much further. Apparently, because of deforestation, Indonesia's CO2 emissions are the third highest in the world (a quick Google search finds this).
Still a long way to go (and the whole issue of palm oil for biofuel as well) but it's a good start.
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