Most communities not seeing promised oil palm payoff in Borneo, study finds

Mongabay
May 6, 2019, 8:36 am176 pts
The promise of jobs and prosperity often helps palm oil companies convince skeptical local stakeholders to accept development on their lands. However, there has been little objective evidence showing whether a village is better or worse off after allowing a plantation to move in to its backyard — until now. A…

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