Ecosystems Sell Dirt Cheap for Palm Oil Filled Snickers and KitKat

A recent report highlighted by Mongabay uncovers that deforestation-linked palm oil may still be in popular snacks like Snickers and Kit Kat, despite pledges from brands like Mars, Nestlé, and Mond…

Palm Oil Detectives

🤐 The story you haven’t heard:

➤ Between 0.2-2% of deforestation is because of palm oil, but 40% is to make room for cows to graze
➤ Palm oil is responsible for deforestation BECAUSE it’s so productive. About 10x more oil per hectare of land compared to other tropical oils
➤ More productive oil plant = less land needed to grow what we need = less deforestation
➤ When we stop using palm oil, it’s replaced with LESS productive plants which cause more deforestation

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We’ve been told palm oil causes deforestation. But it’s mostly a lie (and makes the real problem worse).

❌ What you’ve probably heard:

➤ Boycott products with palm oil
➤ The rainforest is being cut down to plant palm oil
➤ “No palm oil” on products from peanut butter to shampoo

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