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Orangutan forest cleared for 'carbon-neutral' packaging supplier

An AFP and The Gecko Project investigation found that large areas of Indonesian rainforest, home to endangered orangutans, were cleared to create plantations supplying a company marketing "carbon-neutral" packaging.

Published Apr 21, 2026, 9:20 PM EDT | WFMZZ

An investigation by AFP and The Gecko Project found that vast tracts of Indonesian rainforest — habitat for endangered orangutans — have been cleared to establish plantations supplying a maker of "carbon-neutral" packaging. The findings link plantation development on former forest land directly to the supply chain of the packaging company.