Forests, species on 4 continents threatened by palm oil expansion
Thursday, July 28, 2016 - 09:01
in Biology & Nature
As palm oil production expands from Southeast Asia into tropical regions of the Americas and Africa, vulnerable forests and species on four continents face increased risk of loss, a new Duke University-led study finds. The largest areas of vulnerable forest are in Africa and South America, where more than 30 percent of forests within land […]