Comments rflowers has made
Don't ignore Ecuador
Oil palm pirates are also very active destroying the last of the Pacific lowland rainforest in northwestern Ecuador. This area (in Esmeraldas Province) is part of the Chocó, considered one of the world's megadiversity hotspots.
Esmeraldas is home to various indigenous cultures and the home of the Afro-Ecuadoreans. Both of these groups are routinely vicitimized by oil palm companies which illegally clear forest, cultivate oil palm in the years it takes to litigate rightful ownership, then move on when the courts finally return an unfavorable (to them) verdict.I have no idea how much of this palm oil ends up in Unilever products, but hopefully Greenpeace can trace this oil as well and apply similar pressure.On Unilever supports rainforest destruction moratorium posted 1 year, 6 months ago 5 Responses