palm oil plantations threaten the rainforests and people in Ghana

Jun 12, 2001More than 125,000 hectares of land are under oil palm cultivation in Ghana, mostly under the nucleus estate model, which implies a large plantation surrounded by smaller

Environmentalists complain that clearing trees for palm oil plantations threatens the rain forest and animals like elephants, orangutans and tigers. Only 14 percent of palm oil produced is

Abstract Small-scale palm oil processors in Ghana contribute significantly to national production but often use inefficient methods and release untreated wastewater and

A six-month investigation reveals Socfin’s exploitation of rubber and palm oil in Ghana and Nigeria, leading to deforestation, landgrabbing and

These barriers, Solidaridad argues, threaten to undermine the economic potential of Ghana’s palm oil sector unless addressed with inclusive and locally relevant solutions. Despite these

Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 satellite data was used as inputs to a random forest classifier in Google Earth Engine to map mature, closed-canopy oil palm extent in 2025 of a

There has been a lot of talk on social media this year about palm oil plantations in the Peten, so we’ve decided to make MEC’s position clear we oppose palm oil farms in Guatemala, or any

The global demand for palm oil -- the most widely consumed vegetable oil on the planet, in everything from instant noodles to lipstick -- is driving worldwide tropical

The world’s most popular vegetable oil—palm oil—is produced in tropical rain forests everywhere. While it can be produced

Protesters in Borneo speak out against palm oil plantations (© SOB) Palm oil and timber industry driving increased rainforest destruction May

Thousands of traditional rural Guatemalan families are negatively impacted by the country’s fast-growing palm oil industry. Plantations now

JAKARTA — In a controversial speech, Indonesia’s new president argued oil palm plantations are like forests, calling for their expansion by

Palm oil is a product grown from oil palms that is found in many food and healthcare items. The oil itself is not harmful, but the unsustainable ways in which it is grown in some countries is. Oil

The new law is an attempt to keep deforestation-linked products out of Europe, but palm oil lobbyists are fighting back, saying its monitoring “Palm oil lobbyists water down

Jun 12, 2001More than 125,000 hectares of land are under oil palm cultivation in Ghana, mostly under the nucleus estate model, which implies a large plantation surrounded by smaller

Small migratory farming is responsible for 70% of the annual deforestation in Peru. Can palm oil address this problem and lead the change

Companies were clearing forests and replacing them with plantations of trees that produce palm oil, a now-ubiquitous ingredient found in

The destruction and degradation of tropical forests for oil palm cultivation has serious negative impacts on both wildlife and people, contributing significantly to the climate crisis. To date,

Clearing of forests for oil palm plantations can increase flooding risk and water contamination for downstream communities, a new study

Abstract Palm oil is the most widely traded vegetable oil globally, with demand projected to increase substantially in the future. Almost all oil palm grows in areas that were once tropical