Palm oil is seen as an increasingly popular alternative to crude oil. But as production grows, forests are being cut down to make way for plantations.Nowhere is the problem more apparent than in Indonesian Borneo.Chris Kline reports.
Al Jazeera’s Marqa Ortigas in the Southern Philippines reports on how the palm oil industry has raised fear for local food supplies and sustainable practices.
Al Jazeera’s Marqa Ortigas in the Southern Philippines reports on how the palm oil industry has raised fear for local food supplies and sustainable practices.
The cost of palm oil has risen dramaticsally amid European demands for alternative fuels.
Indonesia and Malaysia are the world’s top two palm oil exporters
But as Al Jazeera’s Divya Gopalan reports, the UN has objected to the use of this edible fuel.