200,000 Hectares of Oil Palm Plantations to Be Converted Into Forests, Indonesia’s Government Says

Photo caption: An oil palm plantation in a deforested area on Indonesia’s Borneo Island, seen during an aerial survey mission by Greenpeace on Feb. 24, 2014. Photo credit: Bay Ismoyo / AFP via Getty Images. Article by Paige Bennett. EcoWatch – November 2, 2023.

In Indonesia, which is the top producer and exporter of palm oil globally, about 200,000 hectares (494,210 acres) of oil palm plantations are to be replaced with forests, the government announced Tuesday. The move will convert oil palm plantations on lands that are designated as forests, Reuters reported. […]

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