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IPB Professor Rejects Redefinition of Oil Palm as Forest Tree, Cites Environmental Risks

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March 3, 2026 | 18:17 WIB |March 3, 2026 | 18:18 WIB | 50 Click Reads

Palm Oil Magazine — An IPB University forestry expert warns that classifying oil palm as a forestry tree could distort deforestation metrics, weaken environmental safeguards, and legitimize forest conversion—raising long-term risks to biodiversity, hydrology, and climate resilience. Photo by: Sawit Fest 2021 / Aceng Sofian

IPB Professor Rejects Redefinition of Oil Palm as Forest Tree, Cites Environmental Risks

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