Borneo conservationists and top oil palm firm work to help orangutans

Mongabay
By Deirdre LeowinataAug 9, 2016, 12:00 pm157 pts
[caption id="attachment_188065" align="alignnone" width="780"] Orangutans in Borneo have been seriously threatened by the oil palm industry. Photo by Rhett A. Butler[/caption] [dropcap type="3"]T[/dropcap]he oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) is quite an appealing crop to growers, investors and consumers. It produces…

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