the BIGGEST THREATS!

Today we are gonna talk about the threats to the red apes.I know what you are thinking.....most students will tell ."Aiyoh,logging loh.....so much people use sooo much paper ,no tree.....where the orang utans want to swing loh....that's why we have to recycle all the paper loh!But you are not quite right!Logging are one of the threats but not the BIGGEST!Palm oil plantation is supposely the threat that we have to be concern the most!First, orangutan's rainforests habitat are being cleared to make way for the palm plantations for the increased in demand of palm oil by us,HUMAN!And sadly is that Malaysia and Indonesia have become the world's largest producers of palm oil with plantations in Indonesia estimated to cover over 5 million in 2005. The increase in demand for the product is being driven by not only the food and cosmetic industry but more recently its usage as a biofuel.Estimates show that if something isn't done soon to stop the spread of oil palm plantations into the forests, orangutans will be extinct within ten years.Do we really want that to happen?.I am definitely don't want that to happen so here is some things that YOU can do!First,please check the ingredients,if it contains palm oil put it back.click here if you wanna know the list of palm oil free products.(say YAY to CADBURY!mmmm...i want to eat chocolate now!)

You can write letters to the government or the manufacturer or the retailers to demand change,there is a sample letter if you click here.and.. you can also put your fingertips in handy by participating Melbourne Zoo's "Don't Palm Us Off" campaign and add your name to the list of those asking for change in labelling requirements ,you can click here .You can also use this(palm oil) or this(biofuels) petition to initiate change in standards to require compulsory labelling of palm oil and cease imports of palm oil based biofuels.And lastly,i am sure you can do this;inform your friends and family about the issue!.bye everyone and selamat bersahur!

THINK AND ACT BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!

credit:www.orangutanrepublik.org,www.orangutans.com.au