Oil palm expansion and deforestation in Southwest Cameroon associated with proliferation of informal mills

Oil palm expansion and deforestation in Southwest Cameroon associated with proliferation of informal mills

Oil palm expansion and deforestation in Southwest Cameroon associated with proliferation of informal mills, Published online: 10 January 2019; doi:10.1038/s41467-018-07915-2

Deforestation for palm oil production is often attributed to large-scale, agro-industrial expansion. Here, Ordway et al. show that much recent expansion in Southwest Cameroon can be attributed to an informal sector of non-industrial producers establishing near informal, non-industrial palm oil mills.

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