Young Activists in Asia Campaign Against Palm Oil and Plastic Bags

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As the planet gets warmer and global emissions continue to soar, young activists are rising up to take a personal stand against humans’ more nefarious impacts on the climate. In Southeast Asia, the smog from forest burning is a perennial problem that continues to occur as farmers continue to illegally set fire to their fields in order to clear them for the next planting season. Many of these fields are run by palm oil corporations that produce the cheap vegetable oil found in products from snacks to cosmetics. There is also the issue of conflict palm oil, which is rampant in the industry and is one of the world’s leading causes of rainforest decimation. Four students in Bali between the ages of 12 and 14 have started a social initiative called Kids Cut Conflict Palm Oil.

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