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 ...

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 ...

When grown right, palm oil can be sustainable Date: November 20, 2019 Source: Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Summary: Turning an abandoned pasture into a palm tree plantation can be ...

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

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

Palm Oil Plantations Are Blamed For Many Evils. ... On a hillside in Sumatra's Aceh province, activist Rudi Putra and his team are bringing down an illegal palm oil plantation, one tree at a time.

Meanwhile, another palm oil plantation in Guatemala, Las Palmas, has had different fortunes. ... whether they've cut down trees or planted too close to streams.

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. It’s in your snacks, your soap, pretty much everything. But palm oil plantations have caused vast deforestation. Can these three tech executives help fix things?

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 ...