Science news articles about 'oil palm plantations'

... Latin America and Southeast Asia. Where oil palm has replaced tropical forest the impact ... supported higher numbers of species than oil palm plantations." Even this estimate is likely to be optimistic ...

... years, the authors found. The study is the most comprehensive analysis of the impact of oil palm plantations in tropical forests on climate and biodiversity. It was undertaken by an international ...

... form of land use in the region," said Laurance. "Oil palm plantations are effectively biological deserts relative ... palm plantations offer higher yields on a per hectare basis than either soy or beef ...

... birds. According to Dr Koh: "Rapid expansion of oil palm agriculture onto forested lands, ... study shows that to maximise biodiversity in oil palm plantations, the industry and local governments should ...

... of land are dedicated to oil palm plantations. By 2025, oil palm plantations are projected to require ... 80 percent of the country's Amazon forests for oil and gas exploration affects almost all titled ...

... 15 percent per year since 1990, and Indonesia's oil palm production tripled during the 1990's and ... are establishing new soy fields or oil palm plantations on degraded or already cleared lands," Gibbs ...