This campaign by Rainforest Action Network adresses the consequences of irresponsible palm oil policies. If you (like myself a few minutes ago) didn't knew about this, I'll try to explain what it is about (learn more in here). Many of the snacks we eat (from Nestlé, Kellogg and PepsiCo, for example) have palm oil, and it's high demand leads to massive destruction of rainforests in Indonesia and Malaysia to create palm oil plantations.
Now, how does this relates to the orangutans? By destroying millions of acres of forest they are also destroying their habitat, pushing them to the brink of extinction (there are only 60,600 now). And it's also worsening climate change and causing widespread human rights violations.
RAN has identified the 20 companies that most contribute to this issue, and is asking us to speak up: "Take action now to call on the Snack Food 20—companies that control some of the best-known snack food brands in the world—to remove "conflict palm oil" tied to rainforest destruction and orangutan extinction from their products. These companies rely on our trust as consumers, so if enough of us speak up, the Snack Food 20 will have to change the way they do business.".
If you want to help, do it here and here.
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