Researchers urge sustainability as palm oil tightens its grip on Latin America
▻https://news.mongabay.com/2019/11/researchers-urge-sustainability-as-palm-oil-tightens-its-grip-on-lati
Four Latin American countries already fill out the list of the world’s top 10 palm oil producers, with Colombia coming in at number four, and Ecuador, Brazil and Honduras placing seventh, ninth and tenth, respectively. According to the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Colombia dedicates 290,600 hectares (718,100 acres) to large-scale oil palm plantations, Ecuador 24,503 hectares (60,550 acres), Brazil 114,188 hectares (282,160 acres) and Honduras 64,084 (158,360 acres).