Oil palm surging source of greenhouse gas emissions
Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 23:30
in Earth & Climate
Continued expansion of industrial-scale oil palm plantations on the island of Borneo will become a leading cause of greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 unless strong forest and peatland protections are enacted and enforced, according to a new study.
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