What happens when palm oil plantations are built?
Deforestation - Cutting down trees
If the palm oil plantations are unsustainable they cut down large areas of the jungle to build the plantations. This destroys both plants and animal species. Most of the worlds palm oil is produced in Indonesia and Malaysia (85%) where there are lots of jungle areas. A lot of these are being destroyed.
Click here to find out more from Rainforest Action Network
Animals lose their habitat
There are lots of animals that are endangered because of unsustainable palm oil plantations. These include Orangutans, Rhinos, Sumatran Elephants and Tigers.
Click here to find out more from the World Wildlife Organisation
Sustainable palm oil!!!
Sustainable palm oil is palm oil that doesn’t destroy forestes and harm animals. Watch out for the logo below on your chocolate and soap products to make sure you’re using sustainable palm oil. Thank goodness Nutella is sustainable!
Click here to find out more about sustainable palm oil
What can kids do to stop this?
Check your food and soap for palm oil ingredients
If we stop buying palm oil products then those companies would have to find an alternative and this would help stop deforestation.
Write a letter
Maybe write a letter to manufacturers to ask them why they are not using sustainable palm oil. Or write a letter to the government to ask them to stop.
Tell your friends and family
Why don’t you tell your friends and family so they can help you do something to.if you spread the news maybe everything will become sustainable
