Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

Link to this comparison view

Both sides previous revision Previous revision
Next revisionBoth sides next revision
borneo_orangutan_survival_foundation [2008-08-05 14:56] theunkarelseborneo_orangutan_survival_foundation [2008-08-05 15:08] theunkarelse
Line 3: Line 3:
 **Willie Smits** has set up this foundation that protects Orang utans and fights deforestation.\\ **Willie Smits** has set up this foundation that protects Orang utans and fights deforestation.\\
 This happens primarily for tropical wood for **palm-seed oil**. The latter is used as a biofuel and as food. Any product with unspecified 'vegetable-oil' in it will with 90% probability have palm-seed oil in it and therefore contributes to the genocide of Orang utans.\\ This happens primarily for tropical wood for **palm-seed oil**. The latter is used as a biofuel and as food. Any product with unspecified 'vegetable-oil' in it will with 90% probability have palm-seed oil in it and therefore contributes to the genocide of Orang utans.\\
-Yes genocide is a correct term here, I don't use it frivolously, because these creatures are much closer to humans emotionally and intellectually than you probably think. Read the book [[http://www.ullmann-publishing.com/thinkers\Thinkers of the Forest]], it's scary. The classic border between animal- and human kingdoms becomes unnervingly indistinct.+Yes genocide is a correct term here, I don't use it frivolously, because these creatures are much closer to humans emotionally and intellectually than you probably think. Read the book [[http://www.ullmann-publishing.com/thinkers|Thinkers of the Forest]], it's scary. The classic border between animal- and human kingdoms becomes unnervingly indistinct. After reading this the slaughter of these creatures becomes even more disturbing.
  
-A typical BOS resque attempt: [[http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=bAlqx31c2h8&feature=related|BOS resque team]]+=== Rescue === 
 +A typical BOS rescue attempt: [[http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=bAlqx31c2h8&feature=related|BOS rescue team]] 
 + 
 +=== Willie Smits === 
 +Originally Smits studied silviculture, pedology and forestry at Wageningen University in Holland. On a trip to Indonesia some 30 years ago he was confronted by a dying Orang utan at a market. He was able to keep it alive and release it back into the wild. Many others would follow. 
 + 
 +=== New model for the forest == 
 +Form his background in Forestry Smits has developed a economically, socially and biologically profitable alternative to current practice. More about this follows soon...
  • borneo_orangutan_survival_foundation.txt
  • Last modified: 2010-02-09 08:36
  • by theunkarelse