About 80% of the world population relies on compounds derived from plants for medicines to treat various ailments, such as malaria and cancer, and to suppress pain. Our future medicines are likely …
But although palm oil production is the second largest driver of deforestation, boycotting palm oil is not so effective, and when replacing it with other oils even countereffective. ourworldindata.org/palm-oil
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But although palm oil production is the second largest driver of deforestation, boycotting palm oil is not so effective, and when replacing it with other oils even countereffective.
ourworldindata.org/palm-oil
Palm Oil
Hannah Ritchie (Our World in Data)