Palm Oil Free
Thanks to everyone who supported the Palm Oil Free campaign. With your help Aware and Planet Ark raised over $30,000 to assist projects run by the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation and the Australian Orangutan Project, who are helping to protect orangutans from deforestation caused by palm oil plantations. For more information on the projects click here.
Palm Oil Free is Planet Ark’s campaign to help stop deforestation in South East-Asia due to palm oil plantations, which are destroying the habitat of the amazing Sumatran and Bornean orangutans as well as many other incredible birds, animals, plants and critters.
Thanks to Aware, the first Palm Oil Free laundry products available in major supermarkets, Planet Ark is able to assist projects protecting organutans and those working towards sustainable palm oil production. This is because for every Aware laundry product that was sold between the Ist October 2010 and 31st March 2011, Planet Ark will received an additional 10c to assist these projects.
To find out how you can join other Australians helping to secure a brighter future for the orangutans click here
News
Indonesia Finally Signs Forest Clearing Moratorium
25-May-11
Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono inked into law on Thursday a two-year moratorium on new permits to clear primary forests, part of a $1 billion deal with Norway that could spur projects to cut emissions and slow expansion of plantations.
Be Aware. Buy Aware and Save the Orangutans.
12-Jan-11
Orangutan adoptions, orangutan orphanages, forest rehabilitation and community rangers are just some of the projects you can help support through Planet Ark's Palm Oil Free Campaign. Read on to find out more.