News Headline
Industry, NGOs agree to single approach to eliminating deforestation from palm oil supply chain
Source
Mongabay (India)
Publication Date
2016-11-11
As palm oil has become one of the most in-demand global commodities over the past several years, oil palm plantations have proliferated quickly throughout the tropics. Oil palm is currently grown in more than 40 countries, and these operations are often associated with high levels of deforestation, especially in Southeast Asia and, to a lesser extent, South America.