Palm Oil
The oil palm tree is native to West Africa. It is an important tree for forest-dependent communities, their cultures and their economies. However, large-scale oil palm monocultures for industrial production (oil and agrofuels) have been driving deforestation and land grabbing in Southeast Asia. More recently, oil palm monocultures are also driving destruction in Africa and Latin America.
Multimedia
28 July 2023
Di negara bagian Chiapas, di Meksiko selatan, organisasi-organisasi perempuan menolak serbuan tanaman monokultur yang menyerang tanah mereka dan menyebabkan kelangkaan, bahkan pencemaran air.