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| The last place on earth - exposing the threats to the Leuser ecosystem | |
| 2014 Full Book | |
The irreplaceable intact forests of the Leuser Ecosystem now face the very real risk of disappearing before our eyes. Driving this man-made disaster is the skyrocketing global demand for palm oil-an ingredient found in countless processed foods, personal care products and household items such as chips, cookies, instant noodles, ice cream, frozen meals, shampoo, lipstick and pet food. The blind growth in demand has recklessly pushed industrial plantations deeper and deeper into the heart of rainforests around the world, but particularly in Indonesia and Malaysia where 85 percent of palm oil is now grown. Sprawling palm oil plantations have dramatically altered and fragmented Sumatra's landscape, taking land from villages, destroying critical habitat for wildlife and cutting off wildlife corridors. Millions of acres of rich rainforests have already been lost forever, replaced with endless rows of industrial plantations, including many that have been planted illegally. The Leuser Ecosystem is now an epicenter of palm oil plantation expansion and combined with unchecked mining, logging, industrial pulp plantations and poaching in the region, this vital ecosystem is facing a perfect storm of destruction. |
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