Palm Oil
The oil palm tree is native to West Africa. It is an important tree for forest-dependent communities, their cultures and their economies. However, large-scale oil palm monocultures for industrial production (oil and agrofuels) have been driving deforestation and land grabbing in Southeast Asia. More recently, oil palm monocultures are also driving destruction in Africa and Latin America.
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19 March 2025
Pada bulan Hari Perempuan Internasional, WRM meluncurkan kembali siniar Perempuan Pejuang Tanah, dengan cerita-cerita dari kelompok perempuan dari daerah pesisir Chiapas di Meksiko, Malen Chiefdom di Sierra Leone, dan daerah sungai Kapuas di Kalimantan Tengah di Indonesia. Meskipun pada awalnya, cerita-cerita mereka tampak sangat berbeda, kami menemukan ada banyak kesamaan dan hubungan yang kuat di antara mereka.