11 The problem with palm oil

THE PROBLEM WITH PALM OIL WHAT IS PALM OIL? Palm oil is a smooth, creamy oil made from the fruit of oil palm trees. It's used to manufacture countless useful products, but there is a huge downside to it. PLANTATIONS Oil palms are grown all over the world on huge farms called plantations. To create plantations, rainforests are cut down and replaced with nothing but oil palm trees, destroying the homes of precious animals in the process.

棕榈油的问题棕榈油是什么？ 棕榈油是一种光滑的奶油状油，由油棕树的果实制成。 它被用来制造无数有用的产品，但它有一个巨大的缺点。 油棕种植在世界各地被称为种植园的大型农场上。 为了建立种植园，雨林被砍伐，取而代之的只有油棕树，在这个过程中摧毁了珍贵动物的家园。

WHY WE NEED TO PROTECT RAINFORESTS As well as being home to thousands of plants and animals, rainforests also provide many things that help keep our planet healthy. Here are just a few of them: OXYGEN: Rainforests produce a huge amount of the oxygen we breathe. They're called "the lungs of the Earth." WATER SUPPLY: Trees help move water from the soil into the air, where it becomes rain and can help prevent droughts. MEDICINE: Many medicines are made from plants that only grow in rainforests. WHAT CAN WE DO? Palm oil is found in a huge number of products, from cooking oil and chocolate, to cleaning products and lipstick. By trying to buy products that are made with palm oil that is grown in a way that is kind to people, animals, and the environment, we can make a difference. More than 15 billion trees are cut down every year.

我们为什么需要保护热带雨林除了是成千上万动植物的家园外，热带雨林还提供了许多有助于保持地球健康的东西。 这里只是其中的一些：氧气：热带雨林产生了我们呼吸的大量氧气。 它们被称为“地球之肺”。 水供应：树木有助于将土壤中的水转移到空气中，在空气中变成雨水，有助于防止干旱。 药物：许多药物是由只生长在热带雨林中的植物制成的。 我们能做什么？棕榈油存在于大量的产品中，从食用油和巧克力，到清洁产品和口红。 通过尝试购买以对人类、动物和环境友好的方式种植的棕榈油制成的产品，我们可以有所作为。 每年有超过150亿棵树被砍伐。