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Palm oil certification body pushes to maintain relevance

2015-05-08 04:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: Due to its widening impact on tropical forests yet high profit margins, palm oil is one of the most polarizing crops in the tropics. Scientists and environmentalists warn of the high ecological costs caused by converting peatlands and rainforests for oil palm plantation, but growers and food producers argue that as the highest-yielding oilseed, palm oil is a critical part of the solution to feeding a growing human population as well as a profitable form of land use in otherwise poor areas. As...

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