Palm oil and what it causes

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Palm oil and what it causes And its causes ENJOY!!

Why palm oil is bad Damage to soil and the natives of which the land belongs, partly due to palm oil production, is claimed to contribute to environmental degradation, including four percent of global greenhouse gas emissions and eight percent of all global emissions caused annually by burning fossil fuels, due to the clearing of large areas of rainforest read by neve

more about palm oil Palm oil production causes: - 4% of greenhouse gas emissions 8% of all of all global emissions

How palm oil is grown and where Palm oil grows south of the equator then the tree begins to bear fresh fruit in bunches after three years.

1.All ripe are harvested at every harvesting round How to harvest palm oil 1.All ripe are harvested at every harvesting round 2.Harvesting is done at least one time every ten days by each farmer 3.Bunches are harvested at the right time and ripeness and in the right way, without causing damage to the bunch and the palm. Read by alice

Which 2 products do not have palm oil? Read by alec

Ways you can help A rule Try to avoid palm oil Shop sustainably by using certified palm oil or no palm oil Only use palm oil if 100% necessary If your buying something and it has palm oil, check if the other brands of the same product doesn't have palm oil EG: peanut butter, chocolate and crisps A rule Try to avoid palm oil

Know you know more about palm oil are you going to shop sustainably? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdpspllWI2o

by: Alice Alec Neve Imogen

Thanks for watching

Script 1: pick trees 2: pick choppers 3: trees get chopped 4: pick people to put in truck Alec take it 5: Sell for cheap Next to seller is butter Ask what would you have if you knew nothing