The eco-warrior taking a chainsaw to Indonesia's illegal palm oil plantations

Biologist Rudi Putra is leading a movement to restore the region's tropical rainforests, which are home to many endangered speciesArmed with a chainsaw and a copy of Indonesia's environmental laws, biologist Rudi Putra and his team of eco-warriors have been identifying and cutting down illegal palm oil plantations and recovering the lost forests of the Leuser ecosystem.For decades, the exuberance of the largest rainforest in Indonesia's north Sumatra region, has succumbed to the rapid expansion of illegal palm oil plantations, threatening the habitats and endangering the lives of orangutans, rhinos, tigers and elephants. Continue reading...