The oil palm tree, Elaeis guineensis, is native to West and central Africa, and commercial plantations are now expanding in the region. If a full-scale boom developed, it could encroach on crucial ...

Palm oil has often been held up as a truly terrible ... tropical forests chopped down to make way for the oily palm tree plantations. But these forests are home to some of the most threatened ...

Their findings reveal that establishing islands of trees within large oil palm monocultures can promote the recovery of native tree diversity through natural regeneration. The results were ...

Palm oil is an oil that comes from the palm tree fruit and is used worldwide. It's an ingredient in several processed foods. People may also use palm oil in many prepared dishes because of its ...

[NEW DELHI] Environmentalists have long worried about the negative impacts of oil palm cultivation, especially on biodiversity when forests are burned and turned into plantations. Now researchers say ...

Palm oil comes from the oil palm tree, which is native to West Africa. However, most palm oil is currently grown in Indonesia and Malaysia. Environmentalists say the region's forests have paid the ...

Fruits from an oil palm tree. Oil can be created either from the fruit itself or from the hard stone (kernel) inside. It’s not something we commonly see in bottles on supermarket shelves ...

This vegetable oil, derived from the fruit of the oil palm tree, is an efficient and cost-effective first-generation feedstock. Compared to other oilseeds, oil palm yields more oil per hectare ...

Discover how batana oil's rich nutrients can enhance your hair health, plus expert tips on application methods and ...

KINABATANGAN: Nineteen sustainable palm oil clusters (SPOC), involving 1,040 individual smallholders and 4,127ha, have obtained the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification as of Sept ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's crude palm oil prices will trade at RM3,700-RM4,200 a metric ton in the second half of 2023, and will remain supported in the long term, state agency Malaysian Palm Oil ...