After Asia, palm oil faces backlash in Africa
Its lower cost has made it popular in commercial food production, but after being blamed for deforestation in Asia, palm oil plantations are now getting a similar rap in Africa. The sheer scale of...
Indonesian paradise lost in palm oil race
Pristine rainforests in Indonesia’s far-eastern regions – home to the endangered tree kangaroos, rare cassowaries and birds of paradise – are being cleared and illegally burned to...
Oil palm production causing high tropical deforestation
Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from the mesocarp of the fruit of the oil palms. It is used in the food industry, in the manufacture of margarine, non-dairy creamers and ice cream. It is...
