oil palm
Example Sentences
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Southeast Asia's tropical forests are renowned for their biodiversity, but at the same time face significant threats from the expansion of oil palm plantations.
From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 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
I would prepare soup with the cocoyam leaves and the bright orange palm nuts I’d picked from an oil palm tree the day before.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
