Melanie Boling, Extreme Environments Neuroscientist and Rainforest Behavioural Ecologist standing in the barren wasteland of an abandoned conflict palm oil plantation in the Leuser Ecosystem of North Sumatra, Indonesia (Hodges, 2017).
Save the Rainforest.
When the trees stop producing their fruits, conflict palm oil plantations become barren graveyards; not even an emaciated cow will graze there.
Most of your consumable products contain palm oil that was mass-produced by cutting the world’s rainforests down.
Mindfully looking for products with conflict-free palm oil that comes from sustainable sources is a good start to putting an individual effort to save the rainforests.
Don’t be a dick.
Do the right thing.
Save the Rainforest. 🌿
Conflict Palm Oil is palm oil that has been produced illegally or under conditions associated with labor or human rights violations, ongoing destruction of rainforests, or expansion on carbon-rich peatlands (Imagery Beyond Borders, 2017).
About the author:
“Boling's research is part of her Graduate Studies at Harvard University where she examines "extreme environments" and how they can have potential negative impacts on humans operating in the extreme environment. Implementing "psychological field kits" are a way of mitigating negative variables such as abnormal human behavior and abnormal human psychology that can play a role in team degradation.”
Melanie Boling, Extreme Environments Neuroscientist and Rainforest Behavioural Ecologist with her daughters Mia and Penelope. The Boling Family are the founders of the international NGO Peer Wild. Peer Wild empowers children of all ages to find and use their voice through heart-centered storytelling and stewardship of their own backyard.