LIVE: Anchor Rainforest Killer!
Right now in Taranaki, Greenpeace activists are disrupting the unloading of a palm kernel shipment sourced from Indonesian rainforests and bound for Fonterra dairy farms.
Palm kernel imported to this storage facility is sourced from palm plantations in Southeast Asia linked to rainforest destruction and illegal operations.
We’re calling on Fonterra to end the use of palm kernel on all of its dairy farms across Aotearoa – sign the petition now!
Live updates
Workers have shut the shed doors and stopped work. No palm kernel is being uploaded while our team is in place, and they have no intention to leave any time soon.
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‘Anchor Rainforest Killer’ palm kernel protest continues in New Plymouth
Greenpeace Taranaki protest against Anchor Butter palm kernel connection continues despite police intervention.
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Taranaki: Greenpeace activists stop unloading of palm kernel sourced from Indonesian rainforests
Greenpeace Aotearoa activists in Taranaki have occupied the storage facility of Fonterra’s biggest palm kernel supplier Agrifeeds this morning, stopping a ship from Indonesia carrying 30 thousand tonnes of palm…
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Palm kernel: what’s the problem?
Palm kernel expeller or PKE is a rainforest-destroying animal feed that’s fed to dairy cows when there is not enough grass to feed them. Greenpeace is campaigning for Fonterra to…
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Greenpeace sues Fonterra for misleading consumers with palm kernel greenwash
Greenpeace Aotearoa is suing Fonterra for misleading customers by claiming that Anchor butter is ‘100% New Zealand grass-fed’ when up to 20% of a Fonterra dairy cow’s diet could be…
Call on Fonterra to end the use of rainforest destroying palm kernel on its farms by banning palm kernel in the Farmers’ Terms of Supply.
Sign the petition