Palawan palm oil presence likely to grow, industry rep denies harmful impact

Mongabay
By Morgan Erickson-DavisDec 23, 2014, 5:24 pm246 pts
Plans to convert eight million hectares of land for palm oil production on Palawan island in the Philippines have been met with opposition from environmental and social advocacy groups, with a petition to cease development sent to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights by an anti-palm oil expansion…

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