Draining tropical peatlands for oil palms isn’t just bad — it’s unnecessary, study shows

Mongabay
Jun 15, 2022, 10:39 am225 pts
JAKARTA — For decades, oil palm farmers in Indonesia have drained — and destroyed — tropical peatlands on the basis that the crop doesn’t grow well in the boggy soil. But now, a new study shows that oil palms grown in rewetted peatlands show no drop in productivity. The findings shore up environmental…

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