Which products contain palm oil and why is it bad for the environment?

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Palm oil has always been a controversial product as for palm oil plantation deforestation is required which is very harmful to our environment. Deforestation also leads to losing homes of orangutans and being put at risk of losing their lives. 

In some parts sustainable palm oil is also produced and it should be encouraged to use such products which contains palm oil that’s been sourced in a responsible way, without causing harm to the environment.

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This post has received a 20.00% upvote from @jmiller05!

Palm oil plantations are really always a problem.
In Cameroon in 2013 an America company almost chop down an entire forest to establish palm plantation but thanks to environmental activists their activities were halted and the number of hectares they demanded reduced.

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