5KR were very excited and happy to receive a letter from Greenpeace today, recognising their very hard work in persuasive writing concerning the issue of palm oil and deforestation. The representative from Greenpeace was so pleased with our work that he is sending the children their very own poster!
I am so proud of the children's passion and considerate nature that they demonstrated during their studies of this project and I am thrilled that they have seen not only that their voices have been heard but they have contributed to a making a difference in the world!
Below is the message to the children from Greenpeace:
Thank you all so much for your recent letters to the Prime Minister asking for the Rang-tan advert to appear on TV this year. It means a huge amount to us personally here at Greenpeace, but is also hugely important that kids like you have their voice heard. After all, it is your generation who will have to deal with effects of any damage we do to the planet (and who knows – some of you may end up being future politicians, business people or work for an organisation like Greenpeace!).
Forests are hugely important for species like orangutans as well as for helping fight climate change. Just before Christmas, our campaign to protect rainforests in Indonesia had a huge win – Wilmar (the world’s biggest producer of palm oil, growing 40% of palm oil on Earth) agreed with what Greenpeace and millions of people have said. They’ve promised they won’t deforest any more rainforest for palm oil and will refuse to work with anyone who does. We only achieved this through passionate people like you putting pressure on people who can make a huge difference.
From us here in the Forests team at Greenpeace, a huge thank you.
Ed
Campaigner
Greenpeace UK