Oil palm: few areas in Africa reconcile high yields and primate protection

(Cirad) An international research team, including scientists from CIRAD and the European Commission Joint Research Centre, has assessed the potential impact on primates of the expansion of oil palm cultivation in Africa. The authors of the study combined information on land suitability for oil palm cultivation with primate distribution, diversity and vulnerability. They concluded that it will be very difficult to reconcile oil palm development in Africa with biodiversity conservation. These results were published today in the American journal PNAS.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news