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.
Multimedia 14 September 2022
Di Kepulauan Buvuma di Uganda, masyarakat menentang perluasan perkebunan kelapa sawit industri.
Multimedia 24 November 2020
Video tersebut merupakan produksi bersama dengan Alliance of grassroots groups (Aliansi kelompok akar rumput) dan para aktivis dari negara-negara Afrika Barat dan Tengah yang menentang perluasan industri perkebunan kelapa sawit di kawasan tersebut.