Here’s where tropical forests have been destroyed for palm oil over the past 25 years

Mongabay
By Mike GaworeckiAug 18, 2016, 11:00 am148 pts
Most oil palm is grown in areas that were once species-rich and carbon-rich tropical forests, thanks to the fact that the crop’s natural range is limited to the humid tropics. So where are the active fronts of deforestation for oil palm? And where might they be in the future? Palm oil has become one of the…

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