Artist against Indonesia deforestation
By DW
16 March 2018 |
5:48 am
The destruction of rainforests in Indonesia has reached an alarming level. The main reason behind deforestation: plantation of oil palm trees. Ernest Zacharevic, an artist from Lithuania, wants to set up a sign.
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