Logging and conversion of tropical forests to oil palm plantations have wide effects on ecosystems, study shows

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Jan 9, 2025, 2:00 pm81 pts
A research team led by the University of Oxford has carried out the most comprehensive assessment to date of how logging and conversion to oil palm plantations affect tropical forest ecosystems. The results demonstrate that logging and conversion have significantly different and cumulative environmental…

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