deforestation

We explore the current state of palm oil, how it relates to you and its impact on the environment from deforestation to threats to endangered species.

As consumers, our shopping choices can affect the future of unique ecosystems, such as the Amazon Basin. So, until further legislation is passed to protect the rainforests of the world, what should be left out of our shopping baskets?

The orangutan was once found across South-East Asia including in China and Vietnam and Cambodia, but their survival has been threatened since the mid-1970s as human impacts have reduced their habitats to the islands of Sumatra and Borneo.

As elephants’ survival is placed in jeopardy, locations in Thailand and Sri Lanka are turning their refuges into places of charm and enchantment, where human and elephant can connect.