As Colombia expands its palm oil sector, scientists worry about wildlife

Mongabay
Jun 21, 2018, 6:59 pm136 pts
The large-scale expansion of oil palm has been a major driver of deforestation and biodiversity loss in many areas of the tropics. In Malaysia and Indonesia, where 85 percent of the world’s oil palm is cultivated, rampant industry growth over the past several decades has replaced rainforest with monoculture…

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