THE IMPACTS OF THE PALM OIL INDUSTRY

Palm oil is now used more widely than ever before in everything from food to cosmetics yet this is doing untold damage. Do your research for details of the social and environmental impacts of the booming palm oil industry and write an essay describing them. In your conclusion, you could suggest solutions. Refer to my second blog, The Essay Archive, for sample essays: https://theessayarchive.blogspot.com/



Familiarize yourself with the issue

·         The Palm Oil Dilemna https://prezi.com/ac-pedz627xo/the-palm-oil-dilemma/

·         Palm Oil  https://prezi.com/at4weqhc6ssj/palm-oil/ 

Reading material to make notes on

·         WWF Palm Oil http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/footprint/agriculture/about_palm_oil/environmental_impacts/  Make sure to explore the sight thoroughly

·         Social and environmental impacts of palm oil  http://greenpalm.org/about-palm-oil/social-and-environmental-impact-of-palm-oil Make sure to explore the sight thoroughly

·         Palm oil- deforestation for everyday products https://www.rainforest-rescue.org/topics/palm-oil  

·         Palm Oil http://www.saynotopalmoil.com/Whats_the_issue.php

Videos to take notes from

·         Earthwatch: Palm Oil Lecture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xj92W90S1c

·         Palm Oil Economics in Malaysia and Indonesia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VabV7cw9DNA