American Consumers to Fight Global Warming with Their Wallets
22 February, 2013 - Seattle, WA -- (SBWIRE) – A new group calling itself Consumer’s Action for Sustainable Palm Oil is urging Americans to fight global warming and wildlife extinction by supporting their push for the responsible use of sustainably produced palm oil products.
SOCP confiscates another illegal pet orangutan captured on palm oil estate in the Tripa Peat Swamp forests, Aceh.
20 February 2013 -Banda Aceh, Sumatra. A team from the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP: comprising PanEco Foundation (Switzerland), Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) Aceh, and Yayasan Ekosistem Lestari (YEL) Medan successfully confiscated an infant orangutan on 19 February 2013 at Afdeling II of PT. Socfindo plantation, Sidojadi Village, Darul Makmur sub-district of Nagan Raya district in Aceh province, Indonesia. SOCP field staff first heard about the young male infant orangutan shortly after it was captured on January 26 in an area known locally as Suak Puntung, in the Tripa Peat Swamp Forest of the Leuser Ecosystem, within the concession of the palm oil company PT Surya Panen Subur 2 (PT. SPS-2).
San Diego Charter High School Partners with OURF to Inspire Students to Save Wild Orangutans
2013 January 30- Santa Monica, CA. The non-profit organization, Orang Utan Republik Foundation (OURF), announced today a partnership with the King Chavez Community High School (KCCHS) yesterday to further the domestic mission of OURF and enhance the educational experience of the students of the school. A letter of mutual understanding was signed by OURF President Dr. Gary Shapiro and KCCHS Principal Jeb Hubbs following productive meetings between Keith Fowler, Vice Principal of KCHHS and Dr. Shapiro.
Is Starbucks Unintentionally Killing Orangutans?
UPDATE: Starbucks is a member of the RSPO and purchases only certified sustainable palm oil. https://news.starbucks.com/views/starbucks-policy-on-palm-oil
23 January 2013 - Santa Monica, CA - Starbucks, perhaps the world’s best known and the largest coffeehouse company, sells more than just a good cup of brew. Starbucks also sells the image of a model corporation that is on the cutting edge of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the local, national and international arena. Starbucks prides itself on its environmental stewardship and fair trade record. It uses recycled materials in its containers and has partnered with environmental organizations such as Conservation International to further its CSR. It has CSR goals to purchase increased volume of organic and fair trade coffee from villagers in the growing countries such as Indonesia.
Yet, unknowingly or unwittingly, Starbucks may be part of a supply chain that is killing the endangered orangutan. How can that be?
5 Biggest Environmental Stories of 2012
03 January 2013 - Jakarta Globe. It is a tradition in mass media to compile an end-of-the-year list. While the Jakarta Globe has covered "Indonesian Stories That Raised Eyebrows in 2012" and "The Biggest News Stories of 2012 Have Only Just Begun," do not forget to take a moment to review environmental issues.
Indonesia is often dubbed as a country plagued with amnesia. Hence, here are a few of environmental stories that made headlines over the past year — those that still need to be followed up in 2013.
Illegal Wildlife Trading
Indonesian Police arrested a Depok resident in possession of dozens of stuffed rare animals and pelts in July — after a long hiatus on breaking down illegal wildlife trading.
At least 25 stuffed animals and pelts of rare and protected species were seized by the police, in Cimanggis, Depok, West Java, in the July raid.
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