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.
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21 September 2017
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3 November 2016
The report is also available in German, in Lingala and Swahili.
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13 July 2016
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9 December 2014
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7 May 2014
The expansion of industrial oil palm plantations in Africa: A call for greater solidarity and action
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7 May 2014