date:Aug 03, 2018
gers, rhinoceros and elephants also are endangered by these plantations. Additionally, birds, bugs, snakes and other creatures are affected, as well as hundreds of thousands of plant species.
Release of carbon emissions: Indonesian forests store more carbon per hectare than the Brazilian rainforests. When those forests are cleared to make way for a plantation, the carbon released contributes to global warming. It's estimated that between 2000 and 2010, palm oil plantations were responsible for