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There are only 400 Sumatran tigersremaining in the world and they’re in serious trouble. Donate today!

Help us raise $60,000 by June 8th to save the last Sumatran tigers and their forest homes.

Only 400 Sumatran tigers are left in the world.

Just 80 years ago, there were three unique subspecies of tigers found in Indonesia. Today, two of them are extinct — and now the last one is in serious trouble.

At these horrifically low numbers, every day counts for the Sumatran tiger.

They need our help now. Please make an urgent donation to help save them.

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The Sumatran tiger is classified as “critically endangered” — on the brink of extinction and barely hanging on.

They’ve lost 93% of their habitat because companies like Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) are destroying their forest homes. Tigers are left to roam landscapes where they are easily slaughtered by poachers for their body parts or shot by the people moving in.

How many more acres of destruction can the Sumatran tiger survive before its status moves from “critically endangered” to “extinct”? We have to act, and fast.

To fight back, we need your help to expose the massacre, pressure corporations like KFC to cut ties with APP and fight on the ground in Indonesia to save these last remaining Sumatran tigers.

We can’t wait another day. Not when we’re dealing with a population of only 400 tigers. If we don’t act now, these beautiful animals will be pushed to extinction — gone forever.

Since Greenpeace takes absolutely no money from corporations or governments, we depend entirely on you to power our independent and hard-hitting campaigns. Will you help save these 400 Sumatran tigers?

Please help us raise $60,000 in the next 9 days to make it possible. We need just 100 people from Washington to reach our goal.

Without you, these 400 tigers don’t stand a chance. APP will continue lining its pockets with profits, poachers will continue shooting these tigers and reselling their body parts in places like China, and these last Sumatran tigers will just be collateral damage.

Together, we can stop them.

Make a gift to Greenpeace today.

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With the financial help of supporters like you, we’ve already put the squeeze on APP, convincing major companies like Nestle, Kraft and Mattel to stop buying products linked to rainforest destruction. And other companies have followed suit as well.

Over the past few weeks we’ve turned up the pressure on KFC to end their relationship with APP and to stop using rainforest fiber in its throw-away paper products. We’ve hit them in the press, at their corporate headquarters, on the web, over the phone lines and at stores around the world. We have plans to do even more — but we need your support to keep this work going and save the Sumatran tiger.

Please give a gift today to help give these last Sumatran tigers a future — before it’s too late.

Together we’ve rallied to overcome seemingly insurmountable problems and won victories to protect the planet — and I know we can do it again to save the Sumatran tiger.

Together we are powerful, together we make a difference.

For the forests,

Rolf Skar
Greenpeace Forest Campaign Director

P.S. We need just 100 supporters like you to donate from Washington to meet our goal.

Please donate right now via our secure website or by calling 1-800-722-6995.

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What’s in KFC’s secret recipe?

05/24/2012 Nativegrl77 1 Comment

KFC is trashing critical Sumatran tiger habitat with its throw-away packaging.
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Tell KFC to stop using rainforest destruction before it’s too late!

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Rainforest destruction. Not what you expected? Unfortunately it’s true. Our researchers have found that KFC’s throw-away packaging contains fiber from Indonesia’s rainforest.
That’s right. KFC is destroying the habitat of the last remaining Sumatran tigers for potato wedges and 12-piece buckets of extra crispy chicken. It’s disgusting.
KFC gets the paper for its packaging from a notoriously destructive company called Asia Pulp & Paper (APP). And APP is driving rainforest destruction in Indonesia at an alarming rate to meet KFC’s demands — leaving endangered Sumatran tigers with nowhere to go.
Don’t let fast food packaging be the end of the Sumatran tiger and everything else that calls the Indonesian rainforest home. Help us send 50,000 messages to KFC in the next 72 hours by taking action right now.
Tell KFC to stop using rainforest destruction before it’s too late.
Greenpeace activists are delivering the very same message at KFC’s headquarters in Kentucky right now. It’s all part of the next phase in our campaign to protect the Sumatran tiger and save the Indonesian rainforest.
Together, we’ve already convinced some of the world’s largest companies — Nestle, Mattel, Kroger — to cut ties with APP. Now it’s time to keep the momentum going and do the same with KFC.
It wasn’t that long ago that the Sumatran tiger thrived in Indonesia. Today there are only a few hundred left in the wild. What will this look like a week from now? A month? A year? The answer to that question is up to us.
Companies like Asia Pulp & Paper are showing no signs of letting up. Even with all of our successes, at the current rate of destruction, the forecast for these tigers and the rainforest itself isn’t looking good.
It’s not too late, but KFC has to stop buying packaging from Asia Pulp & Paper. It won’t be easy and the company is only going to do it if we generate enough public outcry. That’s why it’s so important that you take action today.
Help us expose the truth behind KFC’s real recipe and tell it to stop serving up fast food in forest destruction. Send your email today.
For the forests,
Rolf Skar Greenpeace USA Forest Campaign Director

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Coming to a store near you…rainforest destruction? Rolf Skar, Greenpeace

10/12/2011 Nativegrl77

Tell major U.S. retailers like Walmart and Kmart not to sell rainforest destruction by avoiding APP tissue products.

Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) has brought their Indonesian rainforest destruction to American shelves with their line of disposable paper products.

Take action and tell stores like Walmart and Kmart not to sell rainforest destuction by avoiding APP’s “Paseo” tissue products.

Walk into major U.S. retail stores and you may find a secret hiding on the shelves: rainforest destruction.

It could be there in plain sight, but Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) hopes you’ll never notice. The company — which is responsible for driving massive rainforest destruction in Indonesia — has begun stocking the shelves of U.S. stores with their own line of toilet paper and tissue products marketed under the brand name ‘Paseo’.

But these products aren’t like the others. Paseo products have no recycled content — they’re made of 100% virgin tree fiber. Worse, those trees come from pulpwood plantations that are eating into Indonesia’s rainforests and destroying the last Sumatran tiger habitat.

They’re wiping away rainforests for throw-away tissue.

APP has shown no signs of stopping. They’ll only change if they learn that rainforest destruction is bad for business. That is why Walmart, Kmart and other major retailers need to say “no” to selling Paseo tissue products until APP cleans up its act.

If 40,000 of us speak out in the next 72 hours we can really get their attention. Take action and tell major U.S. retailers like Walmart and Kmart: “Don’t sell rainforest destruction — don’t sell Paseo tissue products!”

APP says its Paseo products are ‘fully sustainable’ and ‘made in the USA.’ But what their packaging and advertising won’t tell you is that Paseo tissue products are made from wood fiber shipped from overseas linked to widespread rainforest destruction.

We need to put a stop to it, and fast.

With your help, we know it’s possible. Just last week, we announced that Mattel, the world’s largest toy maker, had agreed to drop business with forest destroyers like APP. Many other companies have done the same. Why? Because companies have heard from people like you that they can’t afford to look the other way when it comes to rainforest destruction.

Send a message right now to these retailers urging them to avoid business with notorious rainforest destroyer APP.

Asia Pulp & Paper needs the U.S. market to expand their business. So far they have shown no signs of stopping their destructive ways. But together we can change that.

For the forests,

Rolf Skar
Greenpeace Senior Forest Campaigner

P.S. To hit our goal of 40,000 signatures in the next 72 hours we are going to need everyone who cares about the future of our planet’s rainforests to speak up. Forward this message to anyone you know who wants to make sure the last 400 Sumatran tigers survive.

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You did it! Mattel cuts ties with rainforest destruction! …Rolf Skar

10/05/2011 Nativegrl77

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Because of you, we’re one step closer to protecting the last Sumatran tigers.

Our campaign to get Mattel, the world’s biggest toy company, to stop doing business with Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) has ended in a resounding victory. This is great news for Indonesian rainforests and the communities and wildlife that depend on them. But there’s more.

Mattel has not only instructed its suppliers to avoid wood and paper from companies involved in controversial forest destruction like APP, but also to increase the amount of recycled paper and wood certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) in their packaging.

APP has been driving the destruction of rainforests in Indonesia for years, including the forest homes of the last 400 Sumatran tigers. Despite expensive ad campaigns claiming they are environmentally responsible, Greenpeace has shown they are continuing to drive the destruction of tiger habitat.

That’s why Greenpeace launched an international campaign to go after their customers, knowing that, once the company’s true colors were exposed, companies would drop them and help protect Indonesia’s forests. That campaign is working.

In June we launched a report calling out leading toy makers for wrapping their toys in packaging made from rainforest destruction. Within a month, Lego agreed to drop companies involved in deforestation, including APP. Now we can celebrate Mattel adding to that progress, dropping APP and releasing a global paper buying policy.

I’m so proud of what we’ve done together. The news today is a big win for Indonesian rainforests, Sumatran tigers and our planet. But our work isn’t done. APP is still destroying Indonesian rainforests, and there are still companies doing business with them. We need to keep the pressure on until APP finally learns that rainforest destruction is bad for business and cleans up its act. There is no time to waste if we want to protect the last Sumatran tigers and the rainforests they call home.

With your support, I know we will succeed.

For the forests,

Rolf Skar
Greenpeace Senior Forest Campaigner

P.S. This work is only possible because of your support. Greenpeace doesn’t take a cent from corporations or governments. Help us protect the last Sumatran tiger and the world’s rainforests.

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BREAKING: Tiger killed on APP land …Rolf Skar, Greenpeace

07/28/2011 Nativegrl77

I just wanted to make sure you saw the heart-breaking news. A young Sumatran tiger was found caught in a wild animal snare on Asia Pulp & Paper concession land in Indonesia. Nearly starved to death and clinging to life, the young tiger didn’t make it. That means we have one less left in the wild. That’s why I’m asking for your help. We can stop APP in their tracks, but to do so takes resources.

For just 33 cents a day you can save the remaining tigers, the forests and our planet.
-Rolf

We’ve lost one more. Tigers are getting closer to extinction every day. trapped tiger.JPG

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Warning, the image below is disturbing.

One more, gone. I just found out that a Sumatran tiger was found on Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) land, clinging to life with its paw caught in a wild animal snare. By the time staff and volunteers on the ground reached the young male, his front leg was mangled from his struggle to free himself from the trap. As if that wasn’t bad enough, he was severely dehydrated and all but starved to death.

I wish we could say we were able to save him, but the tiger died despite rescue efforts. This is heart-breaking news I’d hoped I wouldn’t have to deliver to you.

Making matters worse, while this poor animal struggled and starved in his trap, deforestation was going on nearby. That’s right, while volunteers watched the last life drain from the tiger during rescue efforts, bulldozers were mowing down the forest for APP next door to the tragic scene.

We are losing these tigers. APP isn’t showing any signs of stopping their destruction of forests, the forests the last 400 tigers depend on to survive.

Thanks to your incredible support, we’ve made huge strides toward protecting their forest homes these last few weeks! But this recent death is a sobering reminder of the daily threats to tigers. We need to redouble our efforts to save the lives of Sumatran tiger parents and cubs and make every day count in the difficult fight ahead.

With your help, we’ll fight to protect these last tigers by saving their forest homes, keeping them far from poachers, traps and other human hazards.

How bad is it? Every day, an area of Indonesian rainforest half the size of Manhattan is destroyed.

Paper companies like APP will keep destroying tiger forests every day until they learn that huge companies around the world – like Nestle, Kraft and Staples – will avoid business with them unless they clean up their act. We’re working hard to make sure companies around the world understand that rain forest destruction is bad for business. After releasing a “Barbie Breakup” video viewed well over a million times, unfurling giant banners at Mattel’s headquarters, earning world-wide media attention and sending them more than 60,000 letters – Mattel has said they will take steps towards cleaning up their supply chain. But Indonesia’s rainforests- and the last tigers that call them home- need them to follow up those words with action.

Protecting Sumatran tigers requires reliable resources, and we can’t afford to lose one more now that momentum is on our side. Thanks to support from people like you, we have made great progress. But with just approximately 400 left, survival of every tiger and every tiger cub matters. The Bali tigers went extinct in the 1950s. The Java tigers went extinct in the 1980s. We can and must put an end to devastating extinction crisis.

When we kicked off this campaign, we spoofed the Barbie brand, using humor to expose a very serious problem. This footage brings that seriousness into sharp focus. We need a base of sustained support only you can provide to keep up the pressure up and safeguard tigers in Indonesia.

Thank you for your support. Together, we’ll win this fight.

– Rolf