Palm oil

Palm oil is a form of edible vegetable oil obtained from the fruit of the Oil palm tree. The oil palm is a tropical palm tree.

Environmental and cultural impact

There is increasing concern from environmental and other NGOs about the environmental impacts of the palm oil industry. It is claimed that rainforests are being cleared to make room for the plantations, thus reducing the habitat for some threatened species, such as the orangutan (on Borneo and Sumatra). The resulting plantations are often run by agribusiness, and locals in places such as West Papua are missing out on jobs in them to migrant workers.

Related Topics:
NGO - Rainforest - Agribusiness - West Papua

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