palm oil and indigenous peoples in south east asia

Say No To Palm Oil | What's The Issue

Palm oil is a type of edible vegetable oil that is derived from the palm fruit, grown on the African oil palm tree. Oil palms are originally from Western Africa,

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Social and environmental impact of palm oil

Palm oil, produced from the oil palm, is a basic source of income for many farmers in South East Asia, Central and West Africa, and Central America.It is locally used as a cooking oil, exported for use in many commercial food and personal care products and is converted into biofuel.

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Palm oil production in Indonesia

Palm oil production is important to the economy of Indonesia as the country is the world's biggest producer and consumer of the commodity, providing about half of the world's supply. Oil palm plantations stretch across 6 million hectares (roughly twice the size of Belgium).Indonesia plans by 2015 to add 4 million additional hectares destined to oil palm biofuel production.

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Burning Paradise: Palm Oil in the Land of the Tree Kangaroo

In the pristine rainforests of Papua, tree kangaroos hop among the trees, and birds of paradise dance in unmatched displays of brightness and beauty.

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Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia - The people: By the late 20th century, Southeast Asia’s population (including Indonesia and the Philippines) was approaching a half billion, or about one-twelfth of the world’s total. This population, however, was unevenly distributed within the region. By far the nation with the largest population was Indonesia, with about two-fifths of the regional total; in contrast

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International News | Latest World News, Videos & Photos

Get the latest international news and world events from Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and more. See world news photos and videos at ABCNews

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UN News | Global perspective, human stories

UN News produces daily news content in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Kiswahili, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish, and weekly programmes in Hindi, Urdu and Bangla. Our multimedia service, through this new integrated single platform, updates throughout the day, in text, audio and video – also making use of quality images and other media from across the UN system.

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Gran Chaco | plain, South America | Britannica

Gran Chaco: Gran Chaco, lowland alluvial plain in interior south-central South America. The name is of Quechua origin, meaning “Hunting Land.” Largely uninhabited, the Gran Chaco is an arid subtropical region of low forests and savannas traversed by only two

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Conservation news - Environmental science and conservation

Environmental headlines. Mongabay is a non-profit provider of conservation and environmental science news.

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Nigeria

The Federal Republic of Nigeria, commonly referred to as Nigeria (/ n aɪ ˈ dʒ ɪər i ə / ()), is a federal republic in West Africa, bordering Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the southeast, and Benin in the west. Its coast in the south is located on the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean.The federation comprises 36 states and 1 Federal Capital Territory, where the

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Gran Chaco | plain, South America | Britannica

Gran Chaco Gran Chaco. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Largely uninhabited, the Gran Chaco is an arid subtropical region of low forests and savannas traversed by only two permanent rivers and practically unmarked by roads or rail lines. It is bounded on the west by the Andes mountain ranges and on the east by the Paraguay and Paraná rivers. The Chaco’s northern and southern boundaries are

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