Don't be fooled by biofuel claims

Indonesia's government is supporting a new initiative to increase palm oil plantations to provide palm oil for biofuel. See the following article:
http://www.ecoearth.info/alerts/send.asp?id=indonesia_peatland

A related article about paying countries to protect rainforests:
http://www.ecoearth.info/alerts/send.asp?id=climate_rainforest


Oil for ape scandal - research report
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/reports/oil_for_ape_full.pdf

World Conservation Union Publishes New Red List

The new World Conservation Union (IUCN) Red List has been published.
www.iucn.org/redlist

Gorillas now 'critically endangered'
Associated Press, September 12, 2007
http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=7469