Indonesian Deforestation by Phuong Thao Do https://padlet.com/phuongthaodo/zcwalmkhnjb4 Deforestation for palm oil in Sumatra, Indonesia contributes to global warming en-us 2017-10-30 07:55:34 UTC 2017-10-30 15:43:49 UTC hello@padlet.com Indonesia's Rich Forestry phuongthaodo https://padlet.com/phuongthaodo/zcwalmkhnjb4/wish/201617474 - World's largest archipelago (group of islands)
       -  between Indian and Pacific Oceans,           consists nearly 18000 islands
- 3,000 species of animals
- Only location still combined home to orangutans, tigers, and rhinos
- Forest encompassed 4/5 of Indonesia in 1960s
     - one of the four largest in the world]]> 2017-10-30 08:04:00 UTC https://padlet.com/phuongthaodo/zcwalmkhnjb4/wish/201617474 Conservation of the rain forests phuongthaodo https://padlet.com/phuongthaodo/zcwalmkhnjb4/wish/201619793 - 80% of forests are affected by deforestation
- barely less than half of aboriginal rain forests remain
- highest deforestation rate in Indonesia
- each year, over a million hectares of forests is cleared]]> 2017-10-30 08:15:53 UTC https://padlet.com/phuongthaodo/zcwalmkhnjb4/wish/201619793 Palm Oil Crisis phuongthaodo https://padlet.com/phuongthaodo/zcwalmkhnjb4/wish/201745920 - high demand for palm oil: cheapest in the world
        - in most processed foods    
        (companies like Doritos, Burger King, 
        Tyson, Kraft Heinz, Nissin, and 
         Walgreens use)
- palm trees are planted, then intentionally burned off to extract palm oil
- over next decade, tens of millions of acres of palm trees ]]> 2017-10-30 14:42:00 UTC https://padlet.com/phuongthaodo/zcwalmkhnjb4/wish/201745920 Global Warming phuongthaodo https://padlet.com/phuongthaodo/zcwalmkhnjb4/wish/201754723 - "Rainforest and peatland ecosystems store billions of tons of carbon, and their demolition releases huge emissions into the atmosphere." (ran.org)
- deforestation plays massive role in climate change
          - 85% of Indonesian carbon        
           emissions are result of 
           deforestation
          - Indonesia is responsible for 5% of 
          total carbon emissions as of today 
(3rd largest percentage in world)]]> 2017-10-30 14:56:50 UTC https://padlet.com/phuongthaodo/zcwalmkhnjb4/wish/201754723 Solution phuongthaodo https://padlet.com/phuongthaodo/zcwalmkhnjb4/wish/201762572  - make decisions in supermarket without palm oil
- reduce demand for palm oil so that production will decrease too
- support Rainforest Action Network organization that is actively trying to change Indonesian deforestation laws

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