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Saturday, 22 November 2014

Great apes facing 'direct threat' from palm oil farming

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Great apes facing 'direct threat' from palm oil farming
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Nov 20, 2014 - The destruction of rainforests in Southeast Asia and increasingly in Africa to make way for palm oil cultivation is a "direct threat" to the survival of great apes such as the orangutan, environmentalists warned Thursday. They said tropical forests were tumbling at a rapid rate, with palm plantations a key driver, despite efforts by the industry's Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) t ... more


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