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Draining tropical peatlands for oil palms isn’t just bad — it’s unnecessary, study shows
Wednesday, 15. June 2022
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For decades, oil palm farmers in Indonesia have drained — and destroyed — tropical peatlands on the basis that the crop doesn’t grow well in the boggy soil. But now, a new study shows that oil palms grown in rewetted peatlands show no drop in productivity.