As of 2019, palm oil plantations are significantly expanding in Indonesia, especially on land in colonially occupied Papua, so here’s an OK-ish primer on the ecological/cultural/social consequences of the local industry:
Language preservation:
State violence:
Water quality:
Traditional ecological knowledge:
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Losing Ground: The human rights impacts of palm plantation expansion in Indonesia. A report by Friends of the Earth, LifeMosaic, and Sawit Watch (2008). [PDF]
STOP EATING AND BATHING IN PALM OIL FOLKS
Palm oil is used in large part to “fill the gap” left in commercial food formulas/recipes that used to contain now-banned trans fats.