How ‘country palm’ could help pave the way toward a sustainable palm oil future in Liberia

Mongabay
Feb 18, 2025, 6:49 pm72 pts
Across southeastern Liberia, oil palms grow wild in the forest. Known as “country palm,” the Elaeis guineensis tree is native to West Africa and treasured by local communities. “In the rural areas where there are palms in the wild, if you want to farm in those areas people will say to you, ‘Do not cut…

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