Orang-Utans And Palm Oil
EDM number 86 in 2008-09, proposed by Bill Wiggin on 03/12/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Animal welfare and Environmental protection.
That this House expresses concern about the growth of oil palm plantations in Borneo; notes that many oil palm plantations have replaced the rainforest, which is the habitat for the orang-utan; is further concerned that increasing habitat destruction could lead to the extinction of the orang-utan within five years; welcomes the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil; and urges the palm oil industry to take responsible action to protect orang-utan habitats and become sustainable.
This motion has been signed by a total of 75 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
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