[OC] In 20 years, Southeast Asia lost 610,000 sq km of forest, a land area larger than Thailand.justdoubleclick t1_ituktmg wrote
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They are mostly palm oil billionaires with publicly listed palm oil companies…
Tehbeefer t1_itvntpo wrote
IIRC palm oil became more popular as countries banned partially hydrogenated soybean oil, which was a major source of dietary trans fats, which contributes to cardiovascular disease, i.e. the #1 cause of death outside of Africa.
Not saying that doesn't mean one of the most biodiverse regions in the world has been getting logged super heavily.
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