Controversial palm oil project approved in Cameroon rainforest

Mongabay
By Rhett ButlerNov 26, 2013, 6:42 pm153 pts
A controversial palm oil project set in the West African rainforest in Cameroon has won a three-year provisional lease to convert 20,000 hectares of land for plantations. The project, which is run by U.S.-based Herakles Farms, has been heavily opposed by environmental groups who say it will destroy blocks of…

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