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  2. Endangerment of orangutans - Wikipedia

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    Today, palm oil makes up nearly 60% of the oils and fats trade and is the most consumed vegetable oil in the world. [9] A large volume of palm oil is used in India and China for the use of cooking oil, and use is increasing in European countries for the production of biodiesel in response to the rise of climate change. [9]

  3. An ape for palm oil? Why critics say Malaysia’s ‘orangutan ...

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    China has “panda diplomacy,” Australia parades koalas at global summits, and now Malaysia plans to join the Asia-Pacific trend for adorable ambassadors, by gifting orangutans to countries that ...

  4. Malaysia announces adopt-an-orangutan plan for palm oil ... - AOL

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    Companies that import palm oil from Malaysia will be able to adopt orangutans but they will not be able to leave the country, the commodities minister said on Sunday, in a revised version of a ...

  5. What is palm oil and why is it so bad for the environment? - AOL

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  6. Social and environmental impact of palm oil - Wikipedia

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    Palm oil plantations, typically monoculture crops are under increasing scrutiny for their effects on the environment, including loss of carbon-sequestering, biodiverse forest land. [2] There is also concern over displacement and disruption of human and animal populations due to palm oil cultivation. [3] [4]

  7. Orangutan - Wikipedia

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    A major factor has been the conversion of vast areas of tropical forest to palm oil plantations in response to international demand. Hunting is also a major problem, as is the illegal pet trade. [118] [119] Orangutans may be killed for the bushmeat trade [125] and bones are secretly sold in souvenir shops in several cities in Indonesian Borneo ...

  8. What Is Palm Oil & Why Is It Problematic? - AOL

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    What do palm oil, deforestation and those fires raging in the Amazon have to do with one another? As it turns out, everything. You may have heard the controversy surrounding palm oil previously ...

  9. Deforestation in Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    British colonial deforestation efforts began in 1880 and were rapidly driven by commercial rubber and palm oil cultivation. Between 1990 and 2010, Malaysia lost an estimated 8.6% of its forest cover, or around 1,920,000 hectares (4,700,000 acres). [1] Logging and land clearing has particularly been driven by the palm oil sector. World Bank ...