Guest guest Posted February 2, 2007 Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 > > What's in your coffee? > > Coffee lovers the world over are unknowingly > drinking coffee that was > illegally grown inside one of the world's most > important national parks > for tigers, elephants and rhinos. > > Using satellite imaging, interviews with coffee > farmers and traders, and > monitoring of coffee trade routes, WWF has tracked > the illegal cultivation > of robusta coffee inside Indonesia's remote Bukit > Barisan Selatan > National Park all the way through its export routes > to coffee companies > such as Kraft Foods, Nestle, Lavazza and Marubeni, > and the shelves of > grocery stores across the US, Europe and Asia. Find > out more at: > http://mail.panda.org/inxmail/url?v3fbq00bm600q0v3u3a7 > > --------- > > > Groundbreaking pledge to protect the Heart of Borneo > > Earlier this month a historic agreement to conserve > the Heart of Borneo > was officially endorsed by the heads of the three > Bornean governments - > Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia and Malaysia. > > The Heart of Borneo is one of only two places on the > planet where rhinos, > elephants and orang-utans coexist. But today, only > half of Borneo's > original forest cover remains. > > The new agreement now provides a lifeline for the > people and wildlife of > Borneo and will enhance the collaboration between > the respective countries > to promote sustainable development, protect vital > natural resources and > reduce poverty. Read more at: > http://mail.panda.org/inxmail/url?vsjbq00bm600qbgpc3a7 > > --------- > > > Help save Australia's 'Galapagos' > > Barrow Island in Western Australia is described as > Australia's 'Galapagos' > because of its rare and endangered species. But this > remarkable place is > now under threat. > > In December, the Western Australian Government > overruled the advice of its > own Environmental Protection Authority and approved > the development on > the island of a huge gas plant by the energy > companies, Chevron, Shell and > ExxonMobil. > > You can help protect Barrow Island by signing our > petition to the energy > companies and the Australian government at: > http://mail.panda.org/inxmail/url?vsnbq00bm600qbwgt3a7 > > Tell them to halt plans to locate the gas plant on > the island and instead > look to alternative mainland locations. > > --------- > > > Thank you! > > Back in November WWF launched Gifts for a Living > Planet, a fun and easy > way for people around the world to show how much > they care about one > another, and our planet. > > Many of you bought gifts over the holidays, which > enabled us to raise > thousands of dollars. These gifts are already > working towards a better > future for wildlife and their habitats. Thanks to > you, gorillas, > elephants, pandas and snow leopard are now enjoying > increased security, > while trees are being planted and hundreds of > turtles will be > rehabilitated. > > Gifts for a Living Planet are also perfect for > anniversaries, weddings or > birthdays, so check all of the unique gift ideas at: > http://mail.panda.org/inxmail/url?vsrbq00bm600q0h2f3a7 > > --------- > > > You have received this email as a r to WWF > News. The email > address > you provided is: whalesong17. > > If you've been wrongly d or wish to be > removed from our email > list, please click below to > : > http://www.panda.org/how_you_can_help/newsletter/.cfm?uEmail=whaleson\ g17 (AT) (DOT) ca > > If you have been forwarded this message and would > like to join the WWF > News > mailing list click below to sign up now: > http://mail.panda.org/inxmail/url?vsvbq00bm600q0xtu3a7 > > If you have any questions or comments please let us > know at: > http://mail.panda.org/inxmail/url?vszbq00bm600qbhjh3a7 > > --------- > > > This message was sent from WWF International, Avenue > du Mont Blanc, 1196 > Gland, Switzerland. > http://www.panda.org > © 2007 WWF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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