The Palm Oil Crisis

Background: The Palm Oil Crisis. Reasons to stop purchasing and consuming products with Palm Oil 

• Environmental Degradation and Destruction 

  1.  Slash and burn of tropical forests

  2. Causes habitat loss for critically rare and endangered species

  3. Rainforest habitat loss is the greatest driver of global climate change 

• Human Rights Abuses

  1. Murder and rape of protesters and villagers by government and company-funded armed forces

  2. Destruction of villages; pollution water sources

  3. Illegal arrests and imprisonment 

  4. Subjugate negative impacts on Indigenous Peoples

• Health Issues

  1. Highly saturated fats - detrimental to cardiovascular health (Ex: Heart attack and stroke)

  2. Shelf life of products increased with palm oil for months to years resulting in a loss of nutritional value