oil palm
noun
: an African pinnate-leaved palm (Elaeis guineensis) cultivated for its clustered fruit whose flesh and seeds yield oil
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Fewer than 1,000 corpse flowers remain in their native environment due to habitat loss largely caused by the expansion of oil palm plantations.
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Kassia Bonesteel,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Agriculture is the backbone of many ASEAN economies like Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam, where smallholder farms of rice, maize, and oil palm provide employment and food security.
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Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
23 Mar. 2026
Swathes of the world’s forests, including many that are ancient and endangered, have been transformed into grassland to raise livestock or grow cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber and soy.
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Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Sep. 2025
The organization also fights in court, including a lawsuit against an oil palm company that resulted in a $26 million fine.
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Eduardo Garcia,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Kassia Bonesteel,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Agriculture is the backbone of many ASEAN economies like Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam, where smallholder farms of rice, maize, and oil palm provide employment and food security.
—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
23 Mar. 2026
Swathes of the world’s forests, including many that are ancient and endangered, have been transformed into grassland to raise livestock or grow cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber and soy.
—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Sep. 2025
The organization also fights in court, including a lawsuit against an oil palm company that resulted in a $26 million fine.
—
Eduardo Garcia,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Oil palm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20palm. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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