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Some companies have agreed to use only sustainable palm oil.
Sustainable palm oil is grown on reclaimed land rather than on newly destroyed rain forests.
The harvested area of the palm oil in Southeast Asia has tripled in just a decade.
The palm oil plantations are not suitable habitats for the orangutans.
Not only is Palm oil causing huge problems, it is not good for you. It contains lots of calories and makes your cholesterol higher.
To understand the level of the palm oil crises, palm oil plantations are expanding more rapidly than almost any other agriculture commodity.
Palm oil can be found in almost 50% of packaged foods.
Regular Palm Fruit
Dura Palm Fruit
Pisifera Palm Fruit
Video Credit: Kenna & Emily
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Information Credit: Wikipedia & Philadelphia Zoo Website