2. What Is Palm Oil?
Palm oil is a product obtain from a native
fruit in south-east Asian rainforests, it is
widely used in foods and cosmetic
products such that over 40% of
supermarket products contain it.
3. Where is it mainly being cut
down
Deforestation of palm oil trees usually
occur in Indonesia, Malaysia and most
parts of the south eastern Asian rainforests
4. What are the impacts of
deforesting this plant?
Due to massive demands of palm oil 90%
of plantation has been cut down to
produce the oil. This has a massive impact
on local species of this habitat.
5. Why should I care about this?
Itis estimated that 50,000 “orang-utans”
of died over the past 2 decades due to
this and only 500 Sumatran tiger are left in
the wild
6. How can I avoid it
While manufacturers are not forced to list
this ingredient due to the fact that the
major population does not have an
allergy reaction to palm oil but
nevertheless it can still commonly found in
ingredient lists.
7. How do I shop responsibly
Another way of shopping responsible is to
buy RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable
Palm Oil) certified products. Manufacture
which decide to be certified there
products must harvest there crop in a
renewable source.
8. How can I give a helping
hand
1. Order a protest postcard off your local
post office to force companies to label
palm oil products.
2. Help out with the social media
campaign CLICK HERE
