Palm oil

Though I'm definately for conservationist efforts, here is the thing about boycotts-you need to boycott EVERYTHING effected by that market. Does this make sense? You can't just boycott the bottle that says "palm oil". You need to boycott all of the things made with it, and the list is more then likely extensive. And one or two people boycotting won't make a difference. It would have to be every single person, and with some boycotts that won't occur because of the medications or such made with the things being boycotted. The best thing would be to set up reserves, and find other places to grow manufactured palm oil plants so that they could be used for such purposes. Namaste-Anora

You are right, boycotting palm oil or any product that uses this oil is one way of protesting the damages it is causing the environment and to other animals. But in some situations, it's a matter of human survival or the extinction of other animals. There are small scale palm oil producers who are depending on their product to survive. They don't have the means to cultivate other plants or to seek employment as their source of livelihood. Boycotting palm oil will also affect them. I think more effective is for the government to implement regulation on conversion of forests to palm oil plantations. With such regulation in place, there's no need to ban the production or boycott the use of palm oil.