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Good news for Indonesia's remaining orangutans and the humans who love them! A major corporate
violator of the rain forest, Sinar Mas,
{"Borneo"} has agreed to stop destroying forests and peatlands in Indonesia. Greepeace informed us that Golden Agricultural Resources, a single subsidiary of Sinar Mas, has presented a plan for conserving forest and peat bogs and the endangered wildlife that lives there. If the plan is implemented, and that is a big condition, it could mean the salvation of orangutans. Greenpeace has been successful it getting major international companies such as Nestle, HSBC, and Unilever to take action against rain forest destruction. Sinar Mas is a huge conglomerate, and one of its subsidiaries Asia Pulp & Paper is still destroying forest. In 2010 the Indonesian government announced a deal with Norway to suspend deforestation, but efforts to implement the moratorium
have slowed. Norway agreed to contribute up to $1bn to help preservation of remaining forests. Deforestation contributes 20% of all greenhouse gas emissions. Help Greenpeace keep the pressure on Sinar Mas by
donating to the cause because the homes we save may be our own.