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Orangutan baby and mother

John,

Palm oil deforestation is surging once again in Indonesia, killing the last orangutans in the wild. If we don’t act now, there won’t be any left by the end of the decade.

Orangutans are critically endangered and need trees to live. But profit-hungry companies are tearing down and burning their forest home — all so the likes of Mondelez and Nestlé can put palm oil in products like snacks and detergents. But we can change that.

Together we’ve convinced McDonald’s, Starbucks, and PepsiCo to commit to no-deforestation palm oil policies – now we need your help to do it again. If just 5000 of us chip in, we can double down on tried and true winning tactics to transform the whole industry before orangutans are gone forever. 

Can you chip in now to save the last orangutans?

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Deforestation in Indonesia has increased for the second year in a row – and it’s showing no signs of slowing. Every year, millions of acres of pristine forest are destroyed — and replaced by huge palm oil plantations.

Deprived of their natural habitat, orangutans starve. When they feed off palm fruits on plantations, they’re shot. Villagers often find dead orangutans — one unlucky orangutan was shot 130 times in Borneo.

But we’ve won fights like this before, using everything we can against these greedy companies.

If we all come together, we can force the palm oil industry to adopt and enforce stronger standards to protect forests — but we can only do that with you by our side.

Can you chip in to save the orangutans before it's too late?

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Every single donation will help us get the necessary intel, respond to more tip-offs, and roll out even bolder tactics to compete with Nestlé, Mondelez, and Unilever’s well-oiled, well-funded marketing machines.

Campaigning to push the palm oil industry to do the right thing costs money — whether it’s with brand-damaging ads and billboards, viral videos, or commissioning research to dig up dirt on them.

We may never match the deep pockets of Unilever and Nestlé, but when all of us chip in a little bit, we become powerful enough to take them on.

Can you chip in now to save the orangutans?

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Thanks for all that you do,
Yasmin, Fatah and the Ekō team


More information:

Palm oil deforestation makes comeback in Indonesia after decade-long slump
Mongabay, 13 February 2024

Deforestation surges in hotspot of critically endangered Bornean orangutans
Mongabay, 20 October 2023

Nestlé and P&G: Stop setting Indonesia’s rainforests on fire
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