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Biofuel Forests.(Giving Globally)(The Technologist; Conservation)(environmental impact of palm oil production)(Brief article)
Byline: Patrick Falby
Most of the world's palm oil comes from Southeast Asia, and now demand is skyrocketing -- thanks in part to its use in biofuels. Global production went from 4.5 million tons in 1980 to 20.9 million tons in 2000, and is expected to rise to 30.4 million by 2010. But palm-oil plantations are wreaking environmental havoc by clearing large swaths of tropical forests. Conservation groups say this destruction of ancient rain forests could wipe out species like the orangutan, and have mounted campaigns to boycott palm-oil products. But ...
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