oil palm

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For instance, 10.8% of Borneo's land area had been converted to oil palm monocrops by 2015.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2024

In Indonesian Borneo, or Kalimantan, oil palm plantations threaten durian diversity by leaving less room for diverse species of durian to be cultivated.

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2024

In the 2010s there was gargantuan oil palm, timber and large-scale plantation expansion across Indonesia.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2024

Habitat loss due to land clearance for oil palm plantations and agriculture, as well as climate change, are major threats.

From National Geographic • Feb. 5, 2024

Some hang out under humongous oil palm trees.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer