Across Latin America, palm oil violations abound — with little accountability

Mongabay
Jan 5, 2022, 6:55 am253 pts
Palm oil producers across several Latin American countries have been the subject of complaints about their environmental practices, an analysis of official records has found, but these complaints rarely result in meaningful change in the industry. Five Latin American countries are among the 10 largest palm oil…

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