a negative side-effect of palm oil production line – edible oil in Indonesia

Rising global demand for vegetable oil during the last few decades has led to a drastic increase in the land area under oil palm. Especially in Southeast Asia, the oil palm boom has contributed

Jan 9, 2025Palm oil comes from the fruit on tropical oil palm trees. Producing the edible oil wreaks havoc on the environment, leading to deforestation, habitat degradation, and loss of animal habitat. The World Wildlife Fund estimates

Reviews the environmental impacts of palm oil production for biofuel in Indonesia, including greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity, and air and water pollution.

Intro Background and Context Overview of the Research Topic Palm oil production plays a pivotal role in global agricultural practices. It is cultivated mainly in tropical regions of Southeast Asia, particularly Indonesia and

Our results show that most of the 57 case studies were conducted in Indonesia and Malaysia where 85% of global production of palm oil occurs. The results show both negative

“Palm oil companies have cultivated more than 80 percent of the land surrounding and in the town of Sayaxche,” Sister Braudis wrote in the March-April 2025 issue of

Deforestation is at the heart of the negative environmental impacts of oil palm farming. More than half of the new oil palm plantations or expansions in Malaysia and Indonesia required that forest be cut down for the farmland .

The environmental impacts of palm oil production are driven by its immense global demand and cultivation scale. Palm oil is the most widely used vegetable oil, found in

Rising global demand for vegetable oil during the last few decades has led to a drastic increase in the land area under oil palm. Especially in Southeast Asia, the oil palm boom has contributed

Jun 1, 2009The palm oil and palm kernel oil are high in saturated fatty acids, about 50% and 80% respectively and are esterified with glycerol. In developing countries, vegetable oils are replacing animal

JAKARTA A call by the Indonesian President to expand oil palm plantations has drawn backlash from environmental and farmers’ groups, which warn that his comments may set back efforts to curb

The GreenPalm certification scheme: This scheme allows companies to offset their palm oil consumption by supporting sustainable palm oil projects. The Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG): This group is working to develop new

The African oil palm (OP) Elaeis guineensis is a vital source of edible oil, derived from its mesocarp and kernel. Malaysia (26%) and Indonesia (58%) are the largest global

Material flow analysis of both palm oil (PO) and palm kernel oil (PKO) (hereafter, these two oils are collectively referred to as palm oil) produced in Indonesia revealed that the production accelerated from 13.3 to 19.0 million

Different in vitro and in vivo studies conducted by various researchers regarding palm oil saturated fat effect on blood cholesterol and other non communicable diseases and some of

Indonesia is the world’s largest producer of palm oil —a staple agricultural commodity found in about half of all packaged products sold in supermarkets. The country produces more than 30 million tons of palm oil per year, generating

Jan 30, 2007In 2001 Malaysia’s production of 7 million tons of crude palm oil generated 9.9 million tons of solid oil wastes, palm fiber, and shells, and 10 million tons of palm oil mill effluent, a polluted mix of crushed shells, water,

Palm oil Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of oil palms. The oil is used in food manufacturing, in beauty products, and as biofuel. Palm oil accounted for about 36% of global oils

Oil palm plantations yield an average of approximately three tonnes of oil per hectare each year, while other oil-producing crops generate less than one tonne of crude oil per hectare.

Deforestation associated with the palm oil sector in Indonesia increased slightly in 2025 after falling for nearly a decade, according to the latest Trase data. Greenhouse gas