Showing posts with label Cash Crop; Palm Oil; Central and West African Countries. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cash Crop; Palm Oil; Central and West African Countries. Show all posts

Thursday, November 17, 2016

As Oil Palm Expands, African Nations Agree To Protect Forests

Palm oil fruits waiting to be transported to the mill.
Central and West African countries have promised to protect their tropical forests from being cut down to make way for palm oil crops, in a declaration signed on Wednesday by governments representing more than 70 percent of Africa's tropical forests.