Orangutans and Palm Oil: Protecting Forests to Help Great
Forest clearing for palm oil plantations and illegal logging are driving massive deforestation. That habitat destruction is exposing wildlife to more conflict with humans. Poaching for the illegal pet trade is also threatening orangutans. Despite those struggles, last year brought hope for these great apes. A WWF-led survey in Borneo’s
The main threat to the survival of orangutan populations in the wild is the massive expansion of palm oil plantations in Borneo and Sumatra. Palm oil is the most widely used vegetable oil in the world, having even surpassed soya in terms of usage.
Wildfires in Borneo Threaten Orangutans and the Palm Oil
The wildfires in Borneo are currently threatening priceless orangutan habitats, and palm oil plantations could likely be to blame yet again. It seems like half the world has been plagued with
Palm oil producers are wiping out orangutans despite multinationals’ promises Chris Packham Some of the world’s biggest companies are failing in their pledge to stop deforestation by 2024.
Threats to Orangutans
Barely on the public radar a decade ago, today palm oil is indeed the biggest threat to the future of orangutans. For details about this rapidly growing threat, and to learn more about what you can do to help slow the onslaught of unchecked palm oil production, please read the items to avoid page.
Palm oil, an ingredient found in many everyday food and cosmetic products, is contributing to the rapid deforestation in Sumatra. Orangutan habitat in Sumatra and Borneo is being cleared at an alarming rate for conversion to oil palm plantations. On Sumatra there is now more than 4 times as much land cultivated with oil palms as there is orangutan habitat remaining.
Palm Oil & Deforestation: Threat to Orangutans
We should demand that all manufacturers using palm oil must use only certified sustainable and deforestation-free palm oil in their products. To find the commitment status of many major brands to the use of sustainable palm oil, the Union of Concerned Scientists has published an online scorecard.
In Photos Palm Oil Plantations Are Killing Orangutans In Indonesia The Tripa peat forest has been called the orangutan capital of the world, but its great apes are under threat by palm oil
Problems with Palm Oil Orangutan Foundation International
Not only is Palm Oil bad for the environment, and a major cause of climate change, but it is also the leading cause of orangutan extinction. Every year it is estimated that between 1,000 to 5,000 orangutans are killed in Palm Oil concessions.
Endangered species threatened by unsustainable palm oil production . Tweet ; F; The world’s most popular vegetable oil—palm oil—is produced in tropical rain forests everywhere. While it can be produced sustainably, palm oil made with conventional production methods can lead to unchecked agricultural expansion that threatens forests and wildlife. Orangutan (Bornean Orangutan-