And ponds of wastewater at palm oil refineries release immense amounts of methane, a greenhouse gas 34 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Solutions to the environmental problems posed by palm ...

The oil palm processing industry has overtaken palm plantations as the biggest cause of the loss of habitat for the endangered proboscis monkey in Indonesia’s Balikpapan Bay. A new study ...

Palm oil is everywhere – but what actually is it, and is ‘sustainable’ palm oil really any better for both people and the planet?

Palm oil — which appears in a dizzying amount of food and cosmetic products and is a feedstock for biofuel — poses many environmental problems. It’s the largest driver of Indonesian ...

Duke University. (2019, February 1). Palm oil not the only driver of forest loss in Indonesia. ScienceDaily. Retrieved April 20, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2019 / 02 ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – From food and biofuels to cosmetics and detergents, palm oil is found in countless products these days. Demand for the oil has surged in the last decade - global usage went from ...

The palm oil industry was responsible for at least 39% of forest loss in biodiversity-rich Borneo island between 2000 and 2018, data from an Indonesia-based research firm shows. The Center for ...

Between 1995 and 2005, global palm oil production doubled. By 2015, it had almost doubled again. The world now produces more than 75 million metric tons of palm oil a year.

In November, Malaysia’s crude palm oil production declined sharply due to heavy rains. Production fell nearly 10% on a month-on-month basis to 1.62 million tons. This was the lowest for a month ...

Palm oil — the ubiquitous ingredient for all things spreadable, from toothpaste to ice cream — is now the commodity consumed by Americans that contributes most to the loss of tropical forests.

The world’s cheapest and most widely used vegetable oil, palm oil production is a primary driver of deforestation and biodiversity loss in the tropics. These and other problems with the palm oil ...