Scientists to document impact of converting rainforest into oil palm plantations

Mongabay: Scientists to document impact of converting rainforest into oil palm plantations Oil palm and rainforest Scientists have partnered with one of the world's largest palm oil producers to measure the impact of converting tropical forest into an oil palm plantation, reports Nature News. The Stability of Altered Forest Ecosystems project will monitor ecological changes--including biodiversity, erosion, soil quality, carbon dioxide emissions, and water pollution--in roughly 7,000 hectares of forest......

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