Why the palm oil industry is disastrous for our planet

The palm oil industry is currently heavily critiqued, as this industry causes deforestation, biodiversity loss, and higher CO2 levels. For example, on Borneo a forest area the size of Vietnam has been burned down between 2000 and 2018. This negatively impacts the environment in many ways. Learn more, including ideas of what you and I can do to contribute to more sustainability in the palm oil industry: https://medium.com/the-environment/3-reasons-why-the-current-palm-oil-industry-is-disastrous-for-our-planet-1541da015595

Oil palm fruits used to create palm oil (credit: dolphfyn on Shutterstock)