International: Palm Oil Need Not Harm Environment Or Local Communities, Says New Study

International: Palm Oil Need Not Harm Environment Or Local Communities, Says New Study   The exponential growth in the palm oil sector, which accounts for a third of the total global trade of 130 million tons of vegetable oil annually, is strongly challenged by indigenous peoples and civil society organisations. Indiscriminate land clearing and acquisition for oil palm plantations is resulting in rapid habitat loss, species extinctions and alarming greenhouse gas emissions. It has also led to...

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