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Corruption in Malaysia: Taib Family is Destroying Borneo Rainforest in Oil Palm Land Grab

A Bornean Orangutan with a young Orangutan on her back.
African Oil Palm plant.

Leaked land registry records show the corruption of Malaysian politician and his family are taking government land and destroying the Borneo rainforest as they build palm oil plantations. The growing demand for palm oil and palm kernel oil add to the amount of rainforest land all over the world being cleared at an unprecedented rate.

China Has Already Overtaken U.S. as Number One Polluter

Until now, it has been internationally believed that the United States ranks number one, worldwide, as the country with the highest greenhouse gas emissions.