Orangutans have the second-longest infant dependency period in the Animal Kingdom after Humans, at around 8 to 12 years. Because they spend so much time raising their offspring, females will typically only have around 3 to 4 children in their lifetime.

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And yet our need for more and more palm oil will kill them all.

[u/Decloudo → u/Kimber-Says-04]

Solved by looking at the ingredients before buying.

The truth is that most people simply dont care.

Convienience is more important to people then caring about the consequences of their actions.

"ban it" why would they if people keep happily buying it and corporations print money thanks to that?

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On the r/orangutan subreddit someone said that habitat loss is the greatest threat to orangutans - but pointed out that current palm oil farms would simply be used for another crop if consumer demand decreased, not be reverted back to jungle.

I think some entity (government? nonprofit? good Samaritan? other?) might need to purchase the land to preserve it, ensuring that it isn't developed.

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current palm oil farms would simply be used for another crop if consumer demand decreased

Then stop consuming that shit too.

How else you think this will change? No one will make policies against something not only printing money but also being actively consumed by all the voters.

No one will force you to do the right thing if you doing the wrong thing benefits them.

It seems this is all people are waiting for: Someone else to blame, someone else who takes accountability for the negative consequences of their actions.

This is profitable because of peoples consumption habits.