Walk into your kitchen, read a few packaged food labels, and you are likely to spot palm oil more, from instant noodles to ...

Palm oil contains about 50% saturated fat, which increases "bad" LDL cholesterol. But it is better for you than other tropical oils like coconut oil.

Riau has long been a centre of controversy over forest clearance and plantation establishment for pulp and palm oil. Zero burn policies would outlaw the use of fire to clear forest. Fire rages on a ...

Unfortunately, the environmental impacts of palm oil production are significant, primarily due to deforestation, habitat destruction, and biodiversity loss.

The ubiquitous ingredient contributes to the loss of tropical forests. By Manuela Andreoni Palm oil — the ubiquitous ingredient for all things spreadable, from toothpaste to ice cream — is now ...

As part of its efforts to save Sumatra’s remaining natural forests, WWF is working urgently with the Indonesian government and the pulp and palm oil industries to identify and protect the forests that ...

More than 2 million hectares (5 million acres) of oil palm, pulpwood and other concessions across Indonesia are at high risk of being burned because of companies’ failure to restore the peat ...

Palm oil. It’s in your snacks, your soap, pretty much everything. But palm oil plantations have caused vast deforestation. Can these three tech executives help fix things?

Demand for palm oil has been increasing as its discount to soyoil and sunoil has grown, driven by the recent price rise in rival oils due to production concerns in the U.S. and supply disruptions ...

BSFL are known for their ability to digest organic waste, converting it into valuable resources such as proteins and lipids. The oil extracted from BSFL has a comparable triglyceride profile to palm ...