Overview

• Borneo Orangutan Survival’s Waldflieger scheme ties flight carbon footprints to funding the conversion of depleted palm-oil estates back into native rainforest habitat
• Experts urge consumers to buy only RSPO-certified palm oil, which bans clearing forest or peatlands for new plantations
• WWF Germany recommends using Gold Standard climate projects for credible carbon compensation as many offset offerings remain unverified
• Conservationists warn that influencer posts and tourist attractions featuring baby orang-utans fuel illegal trade and inflict lasting trauma on the animals
• In Germany, most imported palm oil is used in biodiesel blends, so reducing car use can lower both palm-oil demand and CO2 emissions