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LIFE FORCE MISSION IN BORNEO
How to help protect the Borneo jungle?
When I visited Borneo for the first time, I imagined the world's oldest rainforest as this beautiful, biodiverse ecosystem. Instead, I saw endless rows of palm oil plantations. It was horrifying. I made a commitment to use my art to tell the story to raise awareness about eternal destruction.
In the past 20 years, 63 million acres of forest cover was lost, about the size of the state of Colorado. During these years, almost half of the critical lowland forest cover that was left was destroyed, endangering many species including orangutans. As Borneo continues to diminish, the rainforest is losing its ability to sequester carbon. In 2015, for example, widespread burning of peatlands in Borneo and Sumatra released an estimated 1.75 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, equivalent to the annual emissions of Japan. In some months that year, the daily Co2 emissions even exceed that of the entire US economy.
An organization that I believe is doing impactful work in Borneo is Health in Harmony, with whom we are partnering for this art collection to raise funds and awareness. They have conducted extensive research on how to reverse climate change and combat deforestation through human-centered solutions by engaging with local communities, indigenous people, and even illegal loggers.
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