“Deforestation for palm-oil production also contributes significantly to climate change. The removal of the native forests often involves the burning of timber and remaining forest undergrowth, emitting immense quantities of smoke into the atmosphere.” ClimateClimate ChangeProductionsOilForestsBurningSmokeAtmosphereNativeQuantityImmensePalmsRemovalTimberDeforestationOil ProductionPalm Oil Author:Katie Cleary
“The rainforest is being cut down at alarming rates, and orangutans are losing their habitats and are being killed, as a result, faster than we can save them, but there is a solution. In Borneo, small parcels of rainforest land can be a lifeline for orangutans so long as they link together protected forests, enabling animals to move safely over greater distances.” LongTogetherMovingAnimalResultsGreaterCuttingLandLosingSolutionsDistanceRateForestsFasterLinksProtectedEnablingHabitatParcelRainforestLifelinesOrangutansBorneo Author:Katie Cleary