Reported in BBC News: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-44563180
Why is this story important?
Palm oil has often been held up as a truly terrible blight on the environment, responsible for the clearing of tropical forests and posing huge threats to iconic species.
Palm oil is the most widely used vegetable oil on the planet and is believed to be in around 50% of all the products founds in supermarkets and shops.
It comes from the reddish pulp of the fruit found on oil palms, particularly the African oil palm - known as Elaeis guineensis. The top two producers of palm oil are Indonesia and Malaysia, generating tens of millions of tonnes annually in an industry worth upwards of $40bn.
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I, personally, do not believe that palm oil may be only cultivated by destroying forests! Abandonned lands certainly exist in those countries, where palm oil can be cultivated!!!
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