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… is everywhere. Not only is it in the news, it is also an ingredient in roughly half of the products we buy. However, it is not something that consumers can easily spot or screen for. … even as palm oil has been heralded as a sustainable alternative to other vegetable oils, production pressures have led to undeniable environmental and social impacts on both global … In Indonesia and Malaysia alone (the two countries responsible for 85% of palm oil production), more than 3.7 million hectares of natural forests have been cleared in recent …
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