The palm-​oil disaster

The rain­for­est in south­east Asia has been destroyed within a few decades only to a remark­ably wide extent, fol­lowed by a huge loss of ani­mal and plant life, and even the destruc­tion of the tra­di­tional hous­ing and cul­ture of the indi­ge­nious peo­ple liv­ing there since thou­sands of years.

See proud pub­lic­ity photo of the South-​east-​Asian Bureau of eco­nomic devel­op­ment: … (sep­a­rate posting)

See intact tree diver­sity before: …. (sep­a­rate posting)

Engage in sup­port­ing action of “rain­for­est res­cue”: https://​www​.rain​for​est​-res​cue​.org/​t​o​p​i​c​s​/​p​a​l​m​-​o​i​l

Say No to Palm Oil: http://​www​.sayno​topal​moil​.com

A Bit of Suc­cess: https://​www​.ecow​atch​.com/​i​n​d​o​n​e​s​i​a​-​d​e​f​o​r​e​s​t​a​t​i​o​n