Help save the Orang-utans
Adele Gilbert, wife of Rotarian Andrew Gilbert, spent 2 months at the start of 2007 working as a volunteer at the Sepilok Rehabilitation centre for orphaned Orang-utans on the Malaysian island of Borneo. She gave a talk on the plight of these fascinating animals to a large audience of Rotarians and wives/partners from both Warrington and Bridgewater Rotary Clubs. At the conclusion of her talk Adele gave an impassioned plea for action to help stop the relentless destruction of the Borneo forests for unsustainable logging and Palm oil plantations. She advocated actions in several areas
Something you can do:
Get more information, log on to:
- www.orangutan.org.uk
- www.orangutan-appeal.org
- www.naturealert.org
- www.biofuelwatch.org.uk
- www.rspo.org
Lobby the 6 main UK supermarkets to only supply ‘vegetable oil’ products that are ‘Orangutan friendly’
Only buy hardwood furniture from sustainable sources, FSC stamped –(Forest Stewardship Council).
Lobby your MEP (postcard) about bio-fuels