GREEN (Palm Oil Deforestation) - Documentary by Patrick Rouxel

Documentary on the Indonesian rainforest, deforestation and orangutan extinction.

It is a silent film (without narration, but with music) which addresses itself both to the Indonesians and the consumers of wood/paper/palm oil around the world.

This important documentary was filmed in the fast disappearing Indonesian rainforest and is not narrated, however, its message is clear and frightening. The home of the Orangutan and many other wildlife species in Indonesia is being decimated at an alarming rate by consumer need and greed.

The film features the widespread practice of 'slash and burn' to clear the lush rainforest to make way for extensive palm oil plantations which we, the consumer, support in our demand for our favourite foods, magazines, cosmetics, and, increasingly, biofuel. The practice has also seen Indonesia move into third place behind the US and China with regard to carbon emissions due to the uncovering of peat soil which has lain, undisturbed, below the tropical rainforest for centuries. The film exposes the illegal pet trade that thrives in Indonesia and the sick, despairing lives of those Orangutan who spend years, often all their lives, locked in small cages, suffering, alone.

The story thread follows the fate of a female Orangutan who has been captured and brought in because her forest home has been decimated. She is one of the lucky ones -- most are slaughtered without mercy when caught. Her fate though, is not a happy one, as her trauma at the hands of man is too great. Your heart will break with resounding pity, but it is even more sobering to know that she is only one of hundreds every week who will suffer a similar fate.

Make sure everyone you know watches this documentary. We owe it to our friends, the gentle Orangutan, we owe it to our planet, and we owe it to ourselves so that we can learn from it.

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[tia H]

Lost sound after 6 minutes

[lakondtemor]

the lost sound problem after 6 minutes is a problem on youtube's side, the video i uploaded had sound !!

[RedYps23]

Voiceover will be added later?

[lakondtemor]

nope, that's the way the original movie is. Sorry !

[shgeekster]

Shame about the lack of sound. I believe you should try again.

[Dale Nason]

TRY "GREEN a film by Patrick Rouxel" posted by "greenplantfilms" on Youtube ... It DOES have sound.

I would have posted the web link here, but Youtube does not 'allow' that.

[roxanne engle]

We cannot be silent about what is happening in Indonesia and other rainforests of the world. We have to speak out and stop this destruction. If humans can choose to destroy, the other side of humanity can choose to not destroy but to protect and nurture what resources there are left. Stop buying wood products, stop using products that include palm oil, and conserve. This video depicts a living nightmare!

[nathan williams]

Sad to see this poor animals had been slaughtered without mercy, instead we are the one who protect this lives as a care taker of the mother nature. Greedy humans who are the one who devastate all of this. People really care for their lives just because of money. they don't care about the lives of the others. How sad to picture about this scene. :( Hope that all of heartless people will suffer when they get karma.

[Eric Goujon]

Aie Aie Aie...!

[Silver SheWolf]

The humans who worship their repulsive selves to the point that they destroy . and push other being's off the planet..are to stupid and arrogant to not see that they are destroying everything for themselves as well !!

[elizabeth ortega]

aaawwww please fix the sound :(