Our friends at the Center for Orangutan Protection (COP) and Nature Alert inform us:

Indonesian Forestry Minister Kaban has agreed to give permission to 5 new palm oil companies to open a palm oil plantation in the border of Tanjung Puting National Park. This means they might open/ extend the plantations into the National Park.

Don’t forget, this is the same Minister to whom UNEP has just given a “Certificate of Global Leadership” award. Minister Kaban no doubt feels increasingly empowered to sell off forests - now he has the blessing of UNEP.

If you wish to write to the head of UNEP and tell him what you think, his name is Mr. Steiner: executiveoffice@unep.org. Please be respectful.

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