Having “islands” of trees peppered across oil palm plantations can boost the biodiversity of the landscape while maintaining crop yields, a new study shows. Researchers found that biodiversity and ...

On a former sugarcane plantation in Oahu that was abandoned for decades, rows of trees now grow in the degraded soil. The trees—called pongamia—aren’t new to Hawaii. But a company called Terviva is ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The KBBI adopts a new word to define lowercase letters. More serious is the change of definition of the oil palm from a plant to a tree. Oil palm is a monocot plant. It does not ...

Southeast Asia’s tropical forests are renowned for their biodiversity, but at the same time face significant threats from the expansion of oil palm plantations. With global demand for palm oil rising, ...

Across swaths of Southeast Asia, maturing palm oil trees, some as tall as a 12-story building, are turning into a multibillion-dollar headache for local farmers, regional governments and consumers ...

Exports from top producers Indonesia, Malaysia could fall 20% by 2030 Supply outlook for small farms falls short of official estimates Smallholders avoid replanting due to costs, income loss Palm oil ...

Palm Sunday is April 13 and palms have long been a symbol of sunny California. There are many different types of palms around California, but there is only one native to the area. Related Articles ...

The Eiffel Tower was not, at its birth, universally admired. The fact that it was supposed to be temporary did not mollify the people who disliked it, chief among them the short-story writer Guy de ...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 (Reuters) - Malaysia palm oil companies must replant its vast hectarage of old, unproductive palm oil trees to overcome stagnant yields and maintain its competitiveness as the ...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 (Reuters) - When palm oil prices soared to record highs last year, a Malaysian estate manager surnamed Lim postponed replanting his old, unproductive trees for a third ...

Palm Sunday is April 13 and palms have long been a symbol of sunny California. There are many different types of palms around California, but there is only one native to the area. The palm tree isn’t ...

PONTIAN, Malaysia (Reuters) -Malaysian farmer Suratmen Mosman faces a dilemma that threatens to sap supply from the world's top palm oil exporters and drive up prices of the vegetable oil essential to ...