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Expert Warns Oil Palm Plantations Cannot Substitute Natural Forests in Climate and Biodiversity Protection

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January 10, 2026 | 21:59 WIB |January 10, 2026 | 22:00 WIB | 60 Click Reads

Palm Oil Magazine — A Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta researcher says oil palm plantations lack the complex ecological structure of natural forests, making them unable to replace forests’ roles in carbon storage, biodiversity conservation, and climate regulation. Photo by: Sawit Fest 2021 / Trismon Saputra

Expert Warns Oil Palm Plantations Cannot Substitute Natural Forests in Climate and Biodiversity Protection

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