KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The palm oil industry, long accused of large-scale deforestation, is bracing for another hit to its business: machinery lubricants seeping into the world's most consumed ...

Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. This is a mature palm plantation that’s reaching the end of ...

Palm oil plantation expansion has led to widespread deforestation in tropical countries like Indonesia and Malaysia. The PALM Risk Tool uses historical tree cover loss data and mill locations to gauge ...

Accra, March 25, GNA – The Chief Executive Officer of the Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA), Dr Andy Osei Okrah, has toured three major oil palm processing companies in the Western and Central ...

While the debate about deforestation due to palm oil rumbles on, new research has suggested that the release of methane from palm oil processing wastewater may also be a significant concern. Palm oil ...

I HAVE long harboured a quiet ambition – not the trumpet-blowing kind of social media, but a stubborn wish to explain palm oil without frightening flow charts or reviving science trauma. For years, I ...

What is the value of sustainable palm oil? For some, it is the conservation of tropical forests and wildlife in highly biodiverse regions. For others, it is US$3. That’s the latest price of ...