Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Palm oil for India 'destroying Indonesian forests'

Agence France-Presse: Workers harvest palm oil fruits at a plantation in Medan, Indonesia. Surging demand for palm oil in India for cooking and everyday grocery items is driving tropical forest destruction in Indonesia, Greenpeace said. Surging demand for palm oil in India for cooking and everyday grocery items is driving tropical forest destruction in Indonesia, Greenpeace said Tuesday. In its report "Frying the Forest" the group called on Indians to boycott products by brands Britannia, ITC, Parle and Godrej,...

URL: http://phys.org/news/2012-06-palm-oil-india-indonesian-forests.html

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