Petition | Saving Forest and Orangutan Land in Indonesia: Victory! And a New Petition

Petition | Gubernur Zaini, Tepati Janji, Tegakkan Hukum. Hentikan semua kegiatan berbasis lahan di Rawa Tripa dan cabut izin perusahaan yang membakar Rawa Tripa! | Change.org 

People help stop illegal burning of forests in Indonesia from Palm Oil companies.

Victory

"When we started this campaign in march, many said that it can’t be won. Why? The companies are too strong, and government is too bureaucratic. After several months, following the courts decision, the new Aceh Governor revoked the permit of Kalista Alam, one of the palm oil companies which permit was against the moratorium and has conducted illegal burnings that have destroyed hectares of forest and hundreds of orangutans. This is a significant victory; and will be an extremely important precedent in the rescue of Indonesia’s forests and animals in the future. And you were a BIG part of it. More than 10.000 emails that they received shows that the national/international community cares, and that was a great motivation for the government to finish this case. But its not over yet. There are still some companies with illegal permits. Leuser Ecosystem Area (one of the remaining forests in Sumatera) is still under threat. The national police needs to investigate and prosecute law-breakers. This will make other companies think twice about exploiting Indonesia’s forests in the future. Let’s win this again, to save Tripa, Leuser, and the Indonesian forests. Sign this new petition! www.change.org/saveTripa2 -------------