If you don’t know what palm oil is, it is an oil extracted from the pulp of the Elaeis Palm Tree (found native in Africa and Southeast Asia). Palm oil is widely used around the world in food and biodiesel because of its low cost and high oil yield. Due to palm oil’s high demand, Indonesian farmers have cleared acres of forests for palm tree plantations, and is the main reason for deforestation in Indonesian rain forests.
Will boycotting palm oil save the Orangutans?
Will boycotting palm oil save the Orangutans?
Will boycotting palm oil save the Orangutans?
If you don’t know what palm oil is, it is an oil extracted from the pulp of the Elaeis Palm Tree (found native in Africa and Southeast Asia). Palm oil is widely used around the world in food and biodiesel because of its low cost and high oil yield. Due to palm oil’s high demand, Indonesian farmers have cleared acres of forests for palm tree plantations, and is the main reason for deforestation in Indonesian rain forests.