Palm oil is now the world’s most popular vegetable oil, accounting for one-third of global consumption. It’s a common cooking oil in India and some other countries.

Environmental concerns mount as palm oil production surges Environmental concerns mount as palm oil production surges Key points on the environmental impact of palm oil Rhett A. Butler, mongabay ...

Expanding palm-oil production is driving rain-forest destruction in the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo, also known as Kalimantan, according to a study by researchers at Stanford and Yale ...

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.

Monoculture palm oil production has come at the cost of rainforest habitat, particularly in Malaysia and Indonesia. Researchers are conducting experimental trials in Malaysian Borneo to see if ...

Palm oil is actually not that bad (anymore) Palm oil once destroyed orangutan-filled rainforests in Southeast Asia. Now, the industry is cleaning up its act.

As oil palm trees grow best around the equator, palm oil deforestation has seen large areas of tropical rainforest cleared to make room for plantations. The largest losses occur in southeast Asia, ...

Sarawak Oil Palms Bhd (Sarawak Oil Palms) aims to grow its fresh fruit bunch (FFB) production by 5 per cent year-on-year in ...