Rainforests, wildlife and palm oil

(copyright pictures: MPOGCF)

What do rainforests, wildlife, and palm oil have in common? The palm oil industry is a major player in Malaysia. Palm oil is a beautiful natural product in itself. But unfortunately, much rainforest has been lost to the development of palm oil plantations. As a result, rainforests and plantations are now often located adjacent to each other. Wildlife also uses the plantations as habitat, foraging, or as a migration route. This can lead to conflict between humans and wildlife.

The Malaysian Palm Oil Green Conservation Foundation is committed to researching wildlife species on plantations and in the adjacent rainforest. Through these studies, the foundation raises awareness and understanding of wildlife behavior among plantation owners and plantation workers. This approach seeks to foster a sustainable coexistence that preserves the remaining rainforest, allows the plantation to continue generating income, and provides the animals on the plantation with the necessary space.

At the International Wildlife Congress in Norway, Miranda sat next to Zalifah Ramli at dinner: one of the passionate Senior Executives of the Malaysian Palm Oil Green Conservation Foundation. Their mutual enthusiasm and drive to protect wildlife marked the beginning of a wonderful collaboration. Together we want to create more awareness in Europe about the use of products containing palm oil. And we want to help small farmers in the area coexist with wildlife by creating a wildlife corridor, so that wild animals will have to make less use of farmers' land. This way, we benefit both farmers and wildlife.

Visit: https://www.mpogcf.org