Don't Palm Us Off Facts

DID YOU KNOW?

• Over 85% of the worlds palm oil comes from Malaysia and Indonesia. 

• Today, the most common cause of deforestation and fragmentation in Indonesia is related to palm oil development.

• An estimated 10% of supermarket ingredients contain Palm Oil. However without adequate labeling, it is difficult to be sure and many assume that the figure is much higher. 

• In SE Asia alone, the equivalent of 300 football fields are deforested every hour for palm oil production

• Palm Oil typically costs the lives of up to 50 Orang-utans each week.

• Australians unknowingly consume on average 10 kilograms of palm oil each year because we do not currently have the ability to exercise consumer choice. 

•  Sustainable Palm Oil Plantations are a possibility however we need you to tell FSANZ you want palm oil labeling if they are to become a reality

• We share 97% of our DNA with Orang-utans. You could say they are our wild cousins.

The Burning Season

Narrated by Hugh Jackman and featuring Al Gore and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Burning Season is a film about climate change that offers inspiration and hope. The film follows Dorjee Sun, a young entrepreneur not afraid to single-handedly confront the biggest challenge of our time.

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