The expansion and remaining suitable areas of global oil palm plantations

Abstract Non-technical summary Oil palm has been criticized for being an environmentally unfriendly oil crop. In recent decades, oil palm plantations have extended into conservation landscapes, causing severe environmental damage and harming biodiversity. Nevertheless, oil palm remains a highly prod...

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Published in:	Global Sustainability
Main Authors:	Qiang Zhao, Le Yu, Xiyu Li, Yidi Xu, Zhenrong Du, Kasturi Kanniah, Chengxiu Li, Wenhua Cai, Hui Lin, Dailiang Peng, Yongguang Zhang, Peng Gong
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge University Press 2024-01-01
Subjects:	conservation areas environmental impacts oil palm peatland sustainable development
Online Access:	https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2059479824000085/type/journal_article

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