Indonesia and Malaysia have long denied that their tropical forests are being burned to make way for lucrative palm oil plantations. It seems they've been lying through their teeth. Between 1990 and 2005 palm plantations rocketed by 1.87 million hectares in Malaysia and by more than 3 million hectares in Indonesia.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/tropical-forests-axed-favour-palm-oil
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/new-scientist
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-use
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/palm-oil
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tropical-forests
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deforestation
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fao
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/indonesia
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/malaysia
