Governments in major palm oil exporters Malaysia and Indonesia have been aiming to regulate the industry. Two recent ...

Deforestation: The expansion of palm oil plantations is the leading cause of rainforest destruction in Southeast Asia.Trees are felled or burned, destroying the biodiverse ecosystems that ...

You can get a kilo of palm oil for just $2. But its usage has become unsurprisingly controversial, as huge areas of rainforest have been cut down or burned to make way for palm plantations.

Wild oil palm is not only beneficial for communities, but for birds and mammals too; it’s native to one of the largest contiguous blocks of lowland rainforest in West Africa, “so there are a lot of ...

Palm oil is so widely used that it's in increasing demand across the world. This means increased production which unfortunately has led to deforestation. The rainforest is rich in different ...

MalaysiaBunches of oil palm fruit harvested by hand are trucked to a mill for processing in mainland Malaysia. Oil palms yield more oil per acre than do other crops. But soaring demand for the ...

The surprising connections between wildlife and our household goods (and tips for making more informed choices) ...

The companies that sell palm oil have a choice, they can produce it on existing plantations OR they can cut down more rainforest. I have a choice too…. I can look for palm oil that is grown ...

Indonesia’s Supreme Court has upheld the government’s decision to block further expansion of the Tanah Merah oil palm project ...

Stagnating palm-oil production and a biodiesel push in Indonesia could keep the price of cooking oil high for years.

The oil palm tree is native to one of the largest contiguous blocks of lowland rainforest in West Africa, and provides food and habitat for many animals, including threatened species. Grown in ...

ACROSS south-eastern Liberia, oil palms grow wild in the forest. Known as “country palm,” the Elaeis guineensis tree is ...