There can never be smoke without fire ~ Rainforests Burn Every Year — Intentionally Set Fires

Citizens of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore wake up every morning during the rainforest burning season, look out

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their windows, and see the the haze. As they drive their kids to school, they can barely see the next car. The young and the infirm in their family struggle to breathe.

This smoke comes from fires set several thousands of miles away. The fires are so huge, smoke spreads millions of square miles across South East Asia. Studies indicate that as many as 100,000 people die, every year, from the toxic haze created during Indonesia’s man-made, rainforest burning season.

If that wasn’t bad enough, this toxic smoke also accelerates climate change.

Every year, these fires are set intentionally in Indonesian rainforests to quickly clear land for industrial plantations that grow Conflict Palm Oil. These fires release more CO2 than all emissions from the United States combined. If we want to stop the increasing incidents of extreme weather events, or halt the accelerating refugee crises due to droughts and famines, then we need to stop the destructive production of Conflict Palm Oil now.

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RAN’s strategy is clear: We go after the biggest corporations which are responsible for this climate and forest destruction. When the largest companies within a sector are forced to change their policy, smaller companies follow suit — thus shifting the entire industry. That is why we are shaming and blaming PepsiCo’s CEO Indra Nooyi at every public event at which she speaks. We know she and PepsiCo have a massive impact on the palm oil market. And we know they will buckle soon, like several other major brands have in our 30 year history. We have been called one of the most radical organizations because we go after the biggest targets. But that’s also why we are one of the most effective organizations doing this work.

In this crucial time of our campaign against Conflict Palm Oil we need your support to keep this work going. Any size donation, made today, can help us ensure the future of our children, our planet, and all of the biodiversity we love so much.

For people and planet

Ginger