As parts of Asia’s rainforests are almost completely destroyed by palm oil, attention of palm oil companies has shifted towards Africa for industrial scale palm oil. All associated air and water pollution, human rights, greenwashing and animal extinction problems associated with palm oil are now taking place in Africa.
The spread of industrial palm oil plantations is likely to hit all animal populations hard in the coming years. Recent research from London School of Economics found a direct link between the spread of the deadly disease Ebola and the expansion of palm oil in Liberia.
Many species of primates, birds, reptiles, insects and others are either directly or indirectly threatened by the replacement of rainforest habitat with oil palm plantations located in palm oil hotspots in Africa such as the Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Liberia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. These animals have rapidly declining populations and are now classified as Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable.
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Have been wondering about the widespread use of palm oil in toiletries and cosmetics of late. But it never struck me that it is happening for such a heavy price. Unbridled global consumerism is spurring this and every one of us is a cause in the matter. I find the work of Palm Oil Detectives so much important to check the growth of oil palm plantations where evergreen forests stood. Palms are arid land plants and we have enough of that land. Why erase these wonderful birds and animals, most of which we may never see with our own eyes, just for economic gains? As I started scrolling down on the images, there seemed no end and it shook me. I will definitely boycott this invasive tree’s produce from the products I buy.
Thank you Vallab for your very thoughtful comment I am very glad to hear that this struck a chord with you and that you can see the direct impact of this destructive crop on all tropical species of animals and all indigenous peoples living in these places. Good luck in your mission to remove palm oil from your life. I hope the resources on this website help you with that endeavour. There’s a guide to identifying palm oil in supermarket products according to its chemical prefixes here:
https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/01/28/palm-oil-problem-1-vague-product-labelling/
It is incredibly sneaky that it’s hidden from consumers!
Also the brands to boycott in the supermarket.
https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/09/brands-using-deforestation-palm-oil/
Plus a huge selection of palm oil free brands here
https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/11/palm-oil-free-brands/
A very encouraging development is that MANY brands are now dropping palm oil completely and this list is growing very rapidly!
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Take care 🙂