food & non-food products from forests palm oil. what products do we get from forests?
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Food & Non-Food Products from Forests
Palm Oil
What products do we get from forests?
Products from Forest
FOODCOCONUTS
FRUITS
NON-FOOD FURNITURE (WOOD)
PENCILS (WOOD)
PRODUCTS FROM FOREST
FOOD
CHOCOLATE
COCONUTS
NUTS
OLIVES
FRUITS
SPICES
SOY SAUCE
KETCHUP
SUGAR FOR CAKES
COCONUT MILK
NON-FOOD
FURNITURE
DOORS
PENCILS
FLOORS
CORK
FUEL
MULCH
SOAP
PERUMES
MEDICATION
INSECT REPELLENT
THATCH ROOFS
PAPER
BUTTONS
DEFORESTATION
FORESTS ONCE COVERED 50% OF EARTHS AREA
FORESTS NOW COVER 37.3%
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DANGERS OF DEFORESTATION
Extinction of animal species
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plants
PALM OIL
CoconutsCoconut trees grow in tropical climate forests.
1/3 of world’s population depend on coconuts for food and their parts used for domestic, industrial and commercial purposes.
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Coconut Tree Parts…
Food
Husks
Water
Oil
Trunk
Fronds/leaves
Shell
Roots
What do we use the parts for?
Rainforest or Oil Palms?
Millions of hectares of rainforests cleared in South East Asia have been replaced by oil palms for the
production of palm oil.
Effects
Conversion from natural forests to oil palm plantations:
destroys native foods and habitats of endangered species like
orangutans.