PL24 CC - Workshop Oil, Palm oil

The students participate in workshops at the Łódź Orientarium. Classes are held in English. Classes are devoted to the protection of biodiversity of the Asian continent. The Malay word Orang Hutan literally means man of the forest. These intelligent primates have more in common with humans than you might think. And yet it is we, the people, who pose the greatest threat to them. By looking at the orangutans in Łódź, we learn how oil palm cultivation affects the fate of their wild relatives living in Borneo and Sumatra, as well as other animal species: Malayan bears, Javan rhinos and clouded leopards. We learn what products contain palm oil and consider why it is worth consciously giving them up. Then students are invited to sit down. A  great  deal  of  information  are provided on palm oil production, and  its social  and  environmental consequences. The  consequences  for  human  health  and  the  disappearance  of animal species. Orangutans in particular. Plantations  are destroying the habitat of orangutans and  pesticides are polluting  the earth , water and  air. Then the guide presents the group with  two  baskets of  products, on  with palm oil free  products and  another  with everyday  products  containing  palm. Students  read  product  labels  to  identify  to presence  of absence  of palm oil. students were able to observe and obtain information  about  threatened  by the disappearance of the habitat due to  palm oil plantations.

By looping at the orangutans in Lodz, students  learn how oil palm cultivation affects  the  fate  of their  wild relatives living in Borneo and Sumatra, as well as other animal species, Malayan bears, Javan rhinos and clouded leopard. They  learn which  products contain Palm oil and consider why it is worth consciously giving them up. Growing palm oil has numerous environmental consequences and social ethical problems : increased greenhouse gas emissions, landslides and flooding, pollution, destruction of animal habitats (particularly the worrying disappearance of orangutans), exploitation of small producers who work in unacceptable conditions. The workshop therefore invites students to be careful about what they buy and to be aware of the ingredients that should be avoided, especially as palm oil is very rich in saturated fatty acids, so it is harmful to health as it can increase bad cholesterol levels and increase cardiovascular risks.