palm oil plantation 30 000 acre in lesotho

   
palm oil plantation 30 000 acre in lesotho
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • palm oil plantation 30 000 acre in lesotho
  • How can we meet global palm oil demand sustainably?
  • To meet the rising global palm oil demand sustainably, we tracked annual land cover changes in oil palm plantation and mapped areas worldwide suitable for sustainable oil palm cultivation. From 1982 to 2019, 3.6 Mha of forests were converted to oil palm plantations.
  • Are oil palm plantations sustainable?
  • Therefore, measuring the environmental impact of oil palm plantations and identifying suitable land to support its sustainable development is crucial. To meet the rising global palm oil demand sustainably, we tracked annual land cover changes in oil palm plantation and mapped areas worldwide suitable for sustainable oil palm cultivation.
  • How many oil palm plantations are there in the world?
  • Now globally, 2.23 and 0.1 Mha of oil palm plantations are established over peatland and protected areas, respectively. We tracked the expansion of oil palm plantations into different land uses and found that a total of 3.6 Mha of forests were affected in recent decades between 1992 and 2019 (Table S2).
  • How has palm oil production changed since the 1960s?
  • Palm oil production has increased rapidly since the 1960s. Between 1970 and 2020, the world¡¯s production of palm oil increased by about 40 times. Global production went from only 2 million tonnes to around 80 million tonnes. The change in global production is shown in the chart.3