image: Industrial oil palm plantation in Jambi, Sumatra. view more . Credit: Gustavo Paterno. Southeast Asia’s tropical forests are renowned for their biodiversity, but at the same time face ...

Indonesia on Wednesday handed over nearly 400,000 hectares (988,000 acres) of seized palm oil plantations to Agrinas Palma ...

Planting clusters of native trees in oil palm plantations can boost biodiversity without sacrificing yields, according to a new study. Researchers say the findings from an experimental project on ...

Indonesia on Wednesday handed over nearly 400,000 hectares (988,000 acres) of seized palm oil plantations to Agrinas Palma ...

Despite the genetic potential of hybrid oil palm trees to produce 10–12 tons of crude palm oil (CPO) per hectare annually, ...

The wood was found in an unexpected location – a palm oil plantation – and the video delves into how different tree species sometimes grow in such environments, and why they can be confused ...

Palm oil has become controversial because of its impact on rainforests. As oil palm trees grow best around the equator, palm oil deforestation has seen large areas of tropical rainforest cleared to ...

“Is not because you want to cultivate oil palm plantation you begin to indiscriminately cut down trees, know that this programme is all about protection of the forest,” he stated.

University of Göttingen. (2024, November 18). Tree islands restore nature in oil palm plantations. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 11 ...

Islands of trees in oil palm plantations can significantly increase biodiversity within five years without reducing productivity. This has been shown by an experiment, which has been running for ...

The cultivation of oil palm is here to stay. However, a five-year study indicates that creating islands of native trees within oil-palm monocultures increases biodiversity and ecosystem ...