A Closer Look
Palm oil is all around you. It’s in sugary snacks like cookies and candy bars. It’s in lipstick and shampoo and pet food. This cheap and versatile vegetable oil is everywhere. But in order to meet the worldwide demand for palm oil, large, where rich biodiverse habitats are replaced by a single species. Palm oil plantations may look like large, green open space, but they are biodiversity deserts.
