Rainforests are the most diverse biomes on earth. The rainforest is home to many different species and supports the lives of indigenous tribes who depend on the forests for habitat, food and lifestyle. Palm oil companies are spreading across many parts of the world, clearing forest regions to make room for their palm oil plantations. Palm oil is found in 50% of the products we use every day, from shampoo and conditioner to the food we eat (Rainforest Rescue 2013). If rainforests are too fragmented, not only could the species become extinct, but it will also cause problems with tribes like the Waorani, who are nomadic and depend on the forest for food, shelter and clothing. If we treat the forest as we did the North American Indians, their culture and way of life may not survive. They may not have enough forest to continue their nomadic life. The Waorani depend on the forest for their survival. The Waorani depend on animals for food, on plants for medicine, and on crops to build their homes and beds (Nova 1984). If the company's palm oil plantations take away the forest, then they will also take away their source of protein as monkeys will become rare for them to find. Medicinal plants will be taken away as deforestation occurs and biodiversity among plants and animals declines. Palm oil companies build large plantations that take away from the amount of land the Waorani will have access to. If these companies continue like this they will end up taking away too much forest and the Waorani nomadic lifestyle will no longer be successful and may even disappear. And the Waorani will not be the only tribe affected by the palm oil industry. D...... half of the document ......lm Oil Through Sustainable Plantations." Sustainable Palm Oil. http://www.sustainablepalmoil.org/palm-oil-production-through-sustainable-plantations/ ( accessed 24 March 2014). “Facts about palm oil and rainforests”. in Ecuador | Cultural Survival." Resisting Land Grabbing in Ecuador | Cultural Survival. http://www.culturalsurvival.org/ourpublications/csq/article/resisting-land-grabbing-ecuador (accessed March 28, 2014). "Oil Palm and Other Commercial Tree plantations, monoculture: impacts on land tenure and resource management systems and the livelihoods of indigenous peoples. Victoria Tauli-Corpuz and Parshuram Tamang (accessed April 30, 2014) “Nomads of the Rainforest” PBS Nova 1984 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn8gk67s6YM&hd=1 (accessed April). 30,2014)