Palm oil gains ground in Chiapas, Mexico

Mongabay
Apr 3, 2020, 2:06 pm232 pts
In the small community of Boca de Chajul just over the Guatemalan border in the Mexican state of Chiapas, Rafael Lombera recounts how he has seen large expanses of Lacandon Jungle disappear. He says that in the past, deforestation was driven primarily by ranching and the exploitation of natural resources. But…

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