Deforestation: The expansion of palm oil plantations is the leading cause of rainforest destruction in Southeast Asia.Trees are felled or burned, destroying the biodiverse ecosystems that ...

You can get a kilo of palm oil for just $2. But its usage has become unsurprisingly controversial, as huge areas of rainforest have been cut down or burned to make way for palm plantations.

After a tip-off about unsustainable logging at a state-run oil palm plantation, Low Choon Chyuan conducted a year-long ...

as large areas of tropical rainforest are cleared to make way for oil palm plantations. Palm oil contains a significant amount of saturated fat (about 50%). Diets high in saturated fats can raise ...

Palm oil is so widely used that it's in increasing demand across the world. This means increased production which unfortunately has led to deforestation. The rainforest is rich in different ...

The companies that sell palm oil have a choice, they can produce it on existing plantations OR they can cut down more rainforest. I have a choice too…. I can look for palm oil that is grown ...

We’ve seen fires devastating precious places like the Amazon rainforest. But what are the facts and what ... The majority of deforestation is linked to meat, soya beans and palm oil. Meat production ...

It’s an edible vegetable oil that comes from the fruit of oil palm trees, the scientific name is Elaeis guineensis. Two types of oil can be produced; crude palm oil comes from squeezing the fleshy ...