Malaysia plans to provide gifts to palm oil trading partners
Environmental groups criticize “protecting endangered species comes first”
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The BBC reported on the 8th (local time) that Malaysia plans to start giving orangutans as gifts to major trading countries that buy the country’s palm oil.
Malaysia’s Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Johari Abdul Ghani said on social media “I hope to have the same effect as winning a favor,” he said.
Malaysia is working to save orangutans from extinction and plans to engage in orangutan diplomacy as a goodwill gesture to prove it is serious about economic development, including palm oil exports.
“Malaysia must actively demonstrate to the world that it is a sustainable palm oil producer committed to protecting the sustainability of its forests and environment,” said Minister Abdul “Orangutan diplomacy will demonstrate to the world that Malaysia has commit to protecting biodiversity.” He explained.
It is known that around 105,000 orangutans, which mean ‘man of the forest’, live in Borneo and a few thousand in Sumatra.
However, environmental protection group WWF criticized that more focus should be put on protecting the natural habitat of orangutans, which are in dire danger. Large orangutans, which live mainly in Malaysia and Indonesia, are losing their habitat due to logging and agricultural expansion, especially for palm oil cultivation.
Palm oil is used in a wide range of products, including cosmetics and soap, as well as foods such as chocolate and margarine. Because it grows well in tropical regions, increased production of palm oil is criticized for destroying tropical rainforests and causing so-called ‘green deserts’.
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