Should we give Nestle or Orangutans a break?

Greenpeace has started an international action to expose Nestlé’s role in the destruction of the last remaining forests and peatlands of Indonesia. Greenpeace says that the crime file shows that Nestlé is buying palm oil from suppliers that are rapidly expanding their plantations into rainforest areas – killing orang-utans and accelerating climate change in the process. Nestle, on the other side, says they are highly concerned about deforestation in Indonesia and other countries, and they support a moratorium on the destruction of rainforests.
Nestlé claims that they view deforestation of rainforests as one of the most serious environmental issues facing us today on a global level. It is estimated that destruction of the world’s rainforests contributes to about 20% of greenhouses gases – more than the entire transport sector. And the growing use of bio-fuels is a serious factor in this destruction – which they have vigorously condemned.

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