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Palm Oil

What is Palm Oil?An edible vegetable oil obtained from the

fruit of the African oil palm tree. One of the most widely produced edible oil

in the worldUsed in many foods, cosmetics, industry

and biofuels

Where is Palm Oil Grown?

Source: World Atlas

What do the Plantations Look Like?

Source: Greenpeace

What do the Plantations Look Like?

Source: Greenpeace

What does the fruit look like

Source: Fleur Butcher

Taking the Fruit to the Mill

Source: Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation UK

Palm Oil Processing Plant

Source: Fleur Butcher

Where is Palm Oil Used?

Source: Palm Oil Action Group, Wikipedia

Deforestation

Source: Greenpeace

Burning Season

Source: Greenpeace

Forests Store Carbon Dioxide

Source: Greenpeace

Clearing Forests & Draining the Peat

Source: Greenpeace

Burning Releases Greenhouse Gas

Source: Greenpeace

Homeless & Trapped

Source: Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation UK

Indigenous Rights

Source: Forest Peoples Programme & Perkumpulan SawitWatch

Palm Oil Mill Pollution

Source: Australian Conservation Foundation

Health & Labelling“Palm Oil” is not labelled on

ingredients listsPalm Oil is high in saturated fatEating saturated is linked to heart

disease

How Come These Bad Things Happen?Demand for Palm Oil from

developed countriesLack of environmental regulationLaws and regulations not enforcedBribery and corruptionLack of opportunities for economic

development

SolutionsOnly grow palm oil on already cleared landEnsure land owners are asked before

startingPay government and land owners to protect

their land and not cut down the forestIndependent sustainable palm oil

certification system – Palm Oil PoliceLabelling of productsProvide alternative economic and social

development opportunities

Greenpeace Take on Dove

Where do we Start? Immediate stop to all deforestationCommunity education & labellingSign the petitionWrite letters to supermarkets, food

manufacturers and politiciansTell your friends and familyMake sure Palm Oil is not used to make

biofuelsWe need to talk to traditional land owner and

small farmers. What are their needs and wants?

Questions? www.palmoilaction.org.auwww.foe.org.auThe Oil For Ape Scandal reportGreenpeace Cooking the Climate report

Martin Pritchardrealfood@foe.org.au