Smithsonian scientist warns that palm oil development may threaten Amazon
Tuesday, March 24, 2009 - 12:31
in Earth & Climate
Oil palm cultivation is a significant driver of tropical forest destruction across Southeast Asia. It could easily become a threat to the Amazon rainforest because of a proposed change in Brazil's legislation, new infrastructure and the influence of foreign agro-industrial firms in the region, according to William F. Laurance, senior scientist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama...
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