AlertNet: What does one do with an industry that is highly profitable and promising for rural development, yet at the same time climatically culpable due to its association with deforestation? Put it where it belongs, says the World Resources Institute (WRI). Under Project POTICO, WRI is working to break the link between deforestation and palm oil production by promoting the expansion of new oil palm plantation in non-forested areas. Indonesia lays claim to 94.5 million hectares of forest cover, the...
URL: http://www.trust.org/alertnet/blogs/climate-conversations/putting-palm-oil-in-its-place
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