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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 world Used in many foods, cosmetics, industry and biofuels. Where is Palm Oil Grown?. Source: World Atlas. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Palm Oil

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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

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Where is Palm Oil Grown?

Source: World Atlas

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What do the Plantations Look Like?

Source: Greenpeace

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What do the Plantations Look Like?

Source: Greenpeace

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What does the fruit look like

Source: Fleur Butcher

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Taking the Fruit to the Mill

Source: Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation UK

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Palm Oil Processing Plant

Source: Fleur Butcher

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Where is Palm Oil Used?

Source: Palm Oil Action Group, Wikipedia

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Deforestation

Source: Greenpeace

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Burning Season

Source: Greenpeace

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Forests Store Carbon Dioxide

Source: Greenpeace

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Clearing Forests & Draining the Peat

Source: Greenpeace

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Burning Releases Greenhouse Gas

Source: Greenpeace

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Homeless & Trapped

Source: Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation UK

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Indigenous Rights

Source: Forest Peoples Programme & Perkumpulan SawitWatch

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Palm Oil Mill Pollution

Source: Australian Conservation Foundation

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Health & Labelling“Palm Oil” is not labelled on

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

disease

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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

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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

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Greenpeace Take on Dove

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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?

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

Martin [email protected]