March 2012
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They share 97% percent of our DNA, then why are we...
Animals and Trees: Palm Oil →
animalsandtrees:
The production of palm oil is resulting in deforestation, endangers thousands of species and contributes to human rights abuses. Palm oil plantations are one of the leading causes of rainforest destruction as thousands of acres of rainforest land have been cleared in order to plant massive…
Indonesia's orangutans struggle to survive |... →
bubut:
In the island of Borneo at least four palm oil company employees are suspected of killing the endangered animals.
Orangutan experts say the increasing conflict between the animals and companies operating in the forest can only be solved if the government is more serious about conservation.
Around 75 per cent of the remaining orangutan population is currently being trapped in...
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What is palm oil?: Palm Oil - GreenPalm →
whatispalmoil:
The demand for palm oil is constantly increasing - more manufacturers are using palm oil in their products every day. Sadly this palm oil is often sourced from unsustainable production plantations, which as a result are causing deforestation and various other forms of pollution. As a result of…
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Did you know?
That every year the area of Northern Korea of rain forests is cleared for the production of palm oil?
