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Palm oil is processed for use in cosmetics, food and bio-fuel. But it remains controversial because rainforest is often destroyed to make way for palm plantations, thus eliminating an important carbon sink. A company in Colombia is rethinking the process by growing its palm oil plantations on disused fields.<br />Finde out more: www.dw.de/dw/episode/9798/0,,15871911,00.html
Palm oil is processed for use in cosmetics, food and bio-fuel. But it remains controversial because rainforest is often destroyed to make way for palm plantations, thus eliminating an important carbon sink. A company in Colombia is rethinking the process by growing its palm oil plantations on disused fields.<br />Finde out more: www.dw.de/dw/episode/9798/0,,15871911,00.html
