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Colombias palm oil boom blighted by bloody past and violent present
2016-01-06 02:06:38| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: With Indonesia and Malaysia providing around 85 percent of the global palm oil supply, it can be easy to forget who the next major players are. But Colombia, backed by intensive plantation development, is now the worlds fourth largest producer. Proponents of the countrys palm oil boom boast it has thus far avoided the forest destruction and environmental damage synonymous with operations elsewhere, particularly in South East Asia. However, the expansion in production appears increasingly to be...
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