Our group is three young people taking part in the eco UNESCO environmental awards tackling the unjust Palm oil industry.

Palm oil is a form of edible vegetable oil obtained from the fruit of the African oil palm tree. 
African oil palms originated in West Africa, but can flourish wherever heat and rainfall are abundant. The majority of all palm oil is grown and produced in Borneo and Sumatra, although this crop is expanding into Africa and South America.

Burning down forests lead to a loss of biodiversity, an increase in air pollution and climate change. Since oil palm trees grow in tropical climates near the equator, palm oil has been and continues to be a major driver of deforestation of some of the world's most biodiverse forests.

Millions of acres of rainforest in Borneo & Sumatra are cut down each year to plant more oil palm. Instead of using already cleared land, some companies choose to cut down healthy rainforest. They gain added profits from the timber, and they can ignore the regulations that sustainable plantations abide by.
The increased demand for palm oil is fueling destruction of the rainforest habitat of Sumatran and Bornean orangutans, pushing those endangered species even closer to extinction.

Write to restaurants and companies. Let them know that you care about the environment, and that your concern is reflected in products you are willing to buy.