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Oil palm plantation with the rainforest of Gunung Leuser National Park in the background
Oil palm plantation with the rainforest of Gunung Leuser National Park in the background


New oil palm development in forest bordering Gunung Leuser National Park
New oil palm development in forest bordering Gunung Leuser National Park


Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica
Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica


Replanting an oil palm plantation on the edge of Gunung Leuser National Park
Replanting an oil palm plantation on the edge of Gunung Leuser National Park


Aerial view of oil palm plantations in Costa Rica
Aerial view of oil palm plantations in Costa Rica


Oil palm plantation near Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0809]
Oil palm plantation near Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0809]


Oil palm plantation and rainforest
Oil palm plantation and rainforest


Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0624a]
Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0624a]


New oil palm development near the boundary of Gunung Leuser National Park
New oil palm development near the boundary of Gunung Leuser National Park


Oil palm plantation and rainforest [sumatra_1460]
Oil palm plantation and rainforest [sumatra_1460]


Oil palm plantation near Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0799]
Oil palm plantation near Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0799]


Dead oil palms
Dead oil palms


Airplane view of new oil palm plantations in Costa Rica
Airplane view of new oil palm plantations in Costa Rica


New oil palm planting near a protected area
New oil palm planting near a protected area


Aerial view of Manuel Antonio National Park
Aerial view of Manuel Antonio National Park


Oil palm plantation near Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0796]
Oil palm plantation near Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0796]


Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_1159]
Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_1159]


Oil palm plantation with the rainforest of Gunung Leuser National Park in the background [sumatra_1441]
Oil palm plantation with the rainforest of Gunung Leuser National Park in the background [sumatra_1441]


Aerial view of oil palm plantations near Quepos
Aerial view of oil palm plantations near Quepos


Oil palm estate
Oil palm estate


Oil palm plantation
Oil palm plantation


New oil palm development in forest next to Gunung Leuser National Park
New oil palm development in forest next to Gunung Leuser National Park


Industrial oil palm in Costa Rica
Industrial oil palm in Costa Rica


Hillside clearing for oil palm
Hillside clearing for oil palm


Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_1131]
Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_1131]


New forest clearing for oil palm near the boundary of Gunung Leuser National Park
New forest clearing for oil palm near the boundary of Gunung Leuser National Park


Oil palm trees cut in order to establish a new plantation for palm oil production
Oil palm trees cut in order to establish a new plantation for palm oil production


Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0619a]
Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0619a]


Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park
Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park


Palm oil: 'greening the Earth'
Palm oil: 'greening the Earth'


Oil palm nursery and processing facility
Oil palm nursery and processing facility


Aerial view of industrial oil palm plantations in Costa Rica
Aerial view of industrial oil palm plantations in Costa Rica


Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_1152]
Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_1152]


Deforestation, oil palm, forest, and wetlands in Costa Rica
Deforestation, oil palm, forest, and wetlands in Costa Rica


Oil palm plantation and rainforest near Tangkahan village
Oil palm plantation and rainforest near Tangkahan village


Palm oil mill in an oil palm plantation in Sumatra
Palm oil mill in an oil palm plantation in Sumatra


Oil palm plantation near Gunung Leuser National Park
Oil palm plantation near Gunung Leuser National Park


Oil palm plantation and rainforest near Tangkahan village [sumatra_0850]
Oil palm plantation and rainforest near Tangkahan village [sumatra_0850]


Oil palm seedlings
Oil palm seedlings


Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0608]
Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0608]


Overhead view of new oil palm plantations in Costa Rica
Overhead view of new oil palm plantations in Costa Rica


Oil palm nursery and processing facility [sumatra_1468]
Oil palm nursery and processing facility [sumatra_1468]


Oil palm seedlings in preparation for conversion of forest and rubber for a plantation
Oil palm seedlings in preparation for conversion of forest and rubber for a plantation


Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0625]
Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0625]


Oil palm plantation and rainforest [sumatra_1456]
Oil palm plantation and rainforest [sumatra_1456]


Re-establishing an oil palm plantation on the edge of Gunung Leuser National Park
Re-establishing an oil palm plantation on the edge of Gunung Leuser National Park


Deforestation, oil palm, forest, and wetlands in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0254a]
Deforestation, oil palm, forest, and wetlands in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0254a]


Plane view of new oil palm plantations in Costa Rica
Plane view of new oil palm plantations in Costa Rica


Oil palm plantation [costarica-107]
Oil palm plantation [costarica-107]


Overhead view of palm oil mill and holding ponds in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0698]
Overhead view of palm oil mill and holding ponds in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0698]


Aerial view of new oil palm plantations encroaching on forest land in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0772]
Aerial view of new oil palm plantations encroaching on forest land in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0772]


Aerial view of new oil palm plantations encroaching on forest land in Costa Rica
Aerial view of new oil palm plantations encroaching on forest land in Costa Rica


Deforestation, oil palm, forest, and wetlands in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0255]
Deforestation, oil palm, forest, and wetlands in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0255]


Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0610]
Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0610]


Oil palm estate [sumatra_0742]
Oil palm estate [sumatra_0742]


Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_1122]
Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_1122]


Oil palm estate
Oil palm estate


Oil palm plantation with the rainforest of Gunung Leuser National Park in the background [sumatra_1443]
Oil palm plantation with the rainforest of Gunung Leuser National Park in the background [sumatra_1443]


Newly established oil palm plantation near Tangkahan village
Newly established oil palm plantation near Tangkahan village


Oil palm plantation and rainforest [sumatra_1463]
Oil palm plantation and rainforest [sumatra_1463]


Aerial view of industrial oil palm plantations in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0746]
Aerial view of industrial oil palm plantations in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0746]


Aerial view of oil palm plantations and rainforest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0720]
Aerial view of oil palm plantations and rainforest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0720]


Oil palm plantation with the rainforest of Gunung Leuser National Park in the background [sumatra_1437]
Oil palm plantation with the rainforest of Gunung Leuser National Park in the background [sumatra_1437]


Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_1144]
Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_1144]


Aerial view of new oil palm plantations in Costa Rica
Aerial view of new oil palm plantations in Costa Rica


Overhead view of coastal oil palm plantations along the Golfo Dulce
Overhead view of coastal oil palm plantations along the Golfo Dulce


Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_1142]
Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_1142]


Oil palm plantation and rainforest [sumatra_1462]
Oil palm plantation and rainforest [sumatra_1462]


Aerial view of new oil palm plantations
Aerial view of new oil palm plantations


Replanting an oil palm plantation on the edge of Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0753]
Replanting an oil palm plantation on the edge of Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0753]


A future oil palm plantation
A future oil palm plantation


Oil palm nursery [costarica-129]
Oil palm nursery [costarica-129]


Oil palm plantation with the rainforest of Gunung Leuser National Park in the background [sumatra_1442]
Oil palm plantation with the rainforest of Gunung Leuser National Park in the background [sumatra_1442]


Oil palm plantation and rainforest near Tangkahan village [sumatra_0851]
Oil palm plantation and rainforest near Tangkahan village [sumatra_0851]


Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0633]
Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0633]


Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_1126]
Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_1126]


Aerial view of oil palm plantations on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica
Aerial view of oil palm plantations on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica


Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0622]
Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0622]


Oil palm seedlings [sumatra_0818]
Oil palm seedlings [sumatra_0818]


Fresh forest clearing for oil palm bordering Gunung Leuser National Park
Fresh forest clearing for oil palm bordering Gunung Leuser National Park


Oil palm plantation and rainforest near Tangkahan village [sumatra_0849]
Oil palm plantation and rainforest near Tangkahan village [sumatra_0849]


Dead oil palms [costarica-110]
Dead oil palms [costarica-110]


Aerial view of oil palm plantations in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0688]
Aerial view of oil palm plantations in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0688]


Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_1149]
Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_1149]


Oil palm plantation near Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0762]
Oil palm plantation near Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0762]


Airplane view of industrial oil palm estates in Costa Rica
Airplane view of industrial oil palm estates in Costa Rica


Overhead view of oil palm plantations in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0709]
Overhead view of oil palm plantations in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0709]


Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0632]
Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0632]


Oil palm tree nursery
Oil palm tree nursery


Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0620]
Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0620]


Oil palm estate [cr_4358]
Oil palm estate [cr_4358]


Aerial view of oil plantations amid forest in Costa Rica
Aerial view of oil plantations amid forest in Costa Rica


Newly established oil palm plantation near Tangkahan village [sumatra_0833]
Newly established oil palm plantation near Tangkahan village [sumatra_0833]


Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_1138]
Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_1138]


Aerial view of new oil palm plantations encroaching on forest land in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0777]
Aerial view of new oil palm plantations encroaching on forest land in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0777]


Oil palm plantation on former rainforest land
Oil palm plantation on former rainforest land


Oil palm plantation near Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0792]
Oil palm plantation near Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0792]


Overhead view of palm oil mill and holding ponds in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0699]
Overhead view of palm oil mill and holding ponds in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0699]


Small-holder rainforest clearing for oil palm
Small-holder rainforest clearing for oil palm


Overhead view of oil palm plantations in Costa Rica
Overhead view of oil palm plantations in Costa Rica


Oil palm nursery
Oil palm nursery


Oil palm plantation and rainforest near Tangkahan village [sumatra_0842]
Oil palm plantation and rainforest near Tangkahan village [sumatra_0842]


Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_1133]
Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_1133]


Oil palm plantation near Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0802]
Oil palm plantation near Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0802]


New oil palm plantings on forest land in Sumatra
New oil palm plantings on forest land in Sumatra


Oil palm plantation and rainforest near Tangkahan village [sumatra_0840]
Oil palm plantation and rainforest near Tangkahan village [sumatra_0840]


Oil palm estate [sumatra_0740]
Oil palm estate [sumatra_0740]


Aerial view of industrial oil palm plantations in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0736]
Aerial view of industrial oil palm plantations in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0736]


Aerial view of oil palm plantations and rainforest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0721]
Aerial view of oil palm plantations and rainforest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0721]


Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_1171]
Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_1171]


Oil palm plantation near Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0812]
Oil palm plantation near Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0812]


Aerial view of oil palm plantations and rainforest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0726]
Aerial view of oil palm plantations and rainforest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0726]


Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_1134]
Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_1134]


Oil palm plantation near Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0806]
Oil palm plantation near Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0806]


Aerial view of industrial oil palm plantations in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0743a]
Aerial view of industrial oil palm plantations in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0743a]


Overhead view of palm oil mill and holding ponds in Costa Rica
Overhead view of palm oil mill and holding ponds in Costa Rica


Oil palm plantation [costarica-106]
Oil palm plantation [costarica-106]


Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_1158]
Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_1158]


Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0606]
Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0606]


Oil palm estate [sumatra_0746]
Oil palm estate [sumatra_0746]


Aerial view of oil palm plantations and rainforest in Costa Rica
Aerial view of oil palm plantations and rainforest in Costa Rica


Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_1117]
Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_1117]


Oil palm plantation with the rainforest of Gunung Leuser National Park in the background [sumatra_1433]
Oil palm plantation with the rainforest of Gunung Leuser National Park in the background [sumatra_1433]


Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_1154]
Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_1154]


Overhead view of oil palm plantations in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0704]
Overhead view of oil palm plantations in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0704]


Young oil palm plantation in Sumatra
Young oil palm plantation in Sumatra


New oil palm development
New oil palm development


Aerial view of industrial oil palm plantations in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0734]
Aerial view of industrial oil palm plantations in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0734]


Oil palm plantation near Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0798]
Oil palm plantation near Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0798]


Forest cleared for oil palm cultivation
Forest cleared for oil palm cultivation


Patch of forest clearing for oil palm
Patch of forest clearing for oil palm


Palm oil: 'greening the Earth' [sumatra_0776]
Palm oil: 'greening the Earth' [sumatra_0776]


Fresh forest clearing for oil palm bordering Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0657]
Fresh forest clearing for oil palm bordering Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0657]


Oil palm plantation and rainforest near Tangkahan village [sumatra_0839]
Oil palm plantation and rainforest near Tangkahan village [sumatra_0839]


Deforestation, oil palm, forest, and wetlands in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0252]
Deforestation, oil palm, forest, and wetlands in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0252]


Oil palm plantation near Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0811]
Oil palm plantation near Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0811]


Aerial view of oil plantations amid forest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0284]
Aerial view of oil plantations amid forest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0284]


Oil palm plantation extending down to a waterway [sumatra_0786]
Oil palm plantation extending down to a waterway [sumatra_0786]


Hillside clearing for oil palm [sumatra_1473]
Hillside clearing for oil palm [sumatra_1473]


Newly established oil palm plantation near Tangkahan village [sumatra_0836]
Newly established oil palm plantation near Tangkahan village [sumatra_0836]


Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0604]
Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0604]


Oil palm nursery [sumatra_0822]
Oil palm nursery [sumatra_0822]


Oil palm plantation with the rainforest of Gunung Leuser National Park in the background [sumatra_1445]
Oil palm plantation with the rainforest of Gunung Leuser National Park in the background [sumatra_1445]


Oil palm plantation on former rainforest land [sumatra_1428]
Oil palm plantation on former rainforest land [sumatra_1428]


Dead oil palms [costarica-113]
Dead oil palms [costarica-113]


Overhead view of oil palm plantations in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0710]
Overhead view of oil palm plantations in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0710]


Palm oil: 'greening the Earth' [sumatra_0770]
Palm oil: 'greening the Earth' [sumatra_0770]


Aerial view of oil palm plantations and rainforest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0725]
Aerial view of oil palm plantations and rainforest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0725]


Oil palm plantation and rainforest [sumatra_1449]
Oil palm plantation and rainforest [sumatra_1449]


Aerial view of oil palm plantations and Manuel Antonio National Park
Aerial view of oil palm plantations and Manuel Antonio National Park


New oil palm estate on forest land in Sumatra [sumatra_0010]
New oil palm estate on forest land in Sumatra [sumatra_0010]


Oil palm plantation with the rainforest of Gunung Leuser National Park in the background [sumatra_1447]
Oil palm plantation with the rainforest of Gunung Leuser National Park in the background [sumatra_1447]


Small-holder rainforest clearing for oil palm [sumatra_0682]
Small-holder rainforest clearing for oil palm [sumatra_0682]


New oil palm development in forest bordering Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0676]
New oil palm development in forest bordering Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0676]


Aerial view of industrial oil palm plantations in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0741]
Aerial view of industrial oil palm plantations in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0741]


Oil palm plantation with the rainforest of Gunung Leuser National Park in the background [sumatra_1431]
Oil palm plantation with the rainforest of Gunung Leuser National Park in the background [sumatra_1431]


Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_1147]
Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_1147]


Re-establishing an oil palm plantation on the edge of Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0747]
Re-establishing an oil palm plantation on the edge of Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0747]


New oil palm development [sumatra_0669]
New oil palm development [sumatra_0669]


Oil palm plantation seen beyond the boundary of Gunung Leuser
Oil palm plantation seen beyond the boundary of Gunung Leuser


Oil palm estate [sumatra_0745]
Oil palm estate [sumatra_0745]


Oil palm plantation with the rainforest of Gunung Leuser National Park in the background [sumatra_1446]
Oil palm plantation with the rainforest of Gunung Leuser National Park in the background [sumatra_1446]


Aerial view of oil palm plantations and Manuel Antonio National Park [costa-rica-d_0205]
Aerial view of oil palm plantations and Manuel Antonio National Park [costa-rica-d_0205]


Oil palm nursery and processing facility [sumatra_1471]
Oil palm nursery and processing facility [sumatra_1471]


Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_1146]
Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_1146]


Oil palm nursery
Oil palm nursery


New oil palm development bordering Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0692]
New oil palm development bordering Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0692]


Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0632a]
Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0632a]


Newly established oil palm plantation near Tangkahan village [sumatra_0828]
Newly established oil palm plantation near Tangkahan village [sumatra_0828]


Re-establishing an oil palm plantation on the edge of Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0749]
Re-establishing an oil palm plantation on the edge of Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0749]


Oil palm nursery [sumatra_0824]
Oil palm nursery [sumatra_0824]


Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0623]
Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0623]


Industrial oil palm in Costa Rica [costa-rica_a_0076]
Industrial oil palm in Costa Rica [costa-rica_a_0076]


Airplane view of industrial oil palm estates in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0760]
Airplane view of industrial oil palm estates in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0760]


Aerial view of oil palm plantations and rainforest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0730]
Aerial view of oil palm plantations and rainforest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0730]


Oil palm and forest near Bukit Lawang [sumatra_0610]
Oil palm and forest near Bukit Lawang [sumatra_0610]


Oil palm plantation near Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0800]
Oil palm plantation near Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0800]


Newly established oil palm plantation near Tangkahan village [sumatra_0826]
Newly established oil palm plantation near Tangkahan village [sumatra_0826]


Oil palm plantation on former rainforest land [sumatra_1417]
Oil palm plantation on former rainforest land [sumatra_1417]


New oil palm development in forest next to Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0681]
New oil palm development in forest next to Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0681]


Oil palm plantation near Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0808]
Oil palm plantation near Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0808]


New oil palm development bordering Gunung Leuser National Park
New oil palm development bordering Gunung Leuser National Park


Oil palm and forest above Bukit Lawang
Oil palm and forest above Bukit Lawang


Oil palm plantation on former rainforest land [sumatra_1423]
Oil palm plantation on former rainforest land [sumatra_1423]


Aerial view of oil palm plantations and rainforest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0719]
Aerial view of oil palm plantations and rainforest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0719]


Oil palm plantation with the rainforest of Gunung Leuser National Park in the background [sumatra_1434]
Oil palm plantation with the rainforest of Gunung Leuser National Park in the background [sumatra_1434]


Oil palm plantation and rainforest near Tangkahan village [sumatra_0844]
Oil palm plantation and rainforest near Tangkahan village [sumatra_0844]


Oil palms along a river
Oil palms along a river


Aerial view of oil palm plantations in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0680]
Aerial view of oil palm plantations in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0680]


Palm oil: 'greening the Earth' [sumatra_0782]
Palm oil: 'greening the Earth' [sumatra_0782]


New oil palm planting near a protected area [sumatra_0685]
New oil palm planting near a protected area [sumatra_0685]


Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0627a]
Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0627a]


New oil palm plantation ajacent to rainforest
New oil palm plantation ajacent to rainforest


Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_1156]
Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_1156]


Dead oil palms [costarica-112]
Dead oil palms [costarica-112]


Oil palm plantation and rainforest [sumatra_1459]
Oil palm plantation and rainforest [sumatra_1459]


Oil palm plantation and rainforest [sumatra_1451]
Oil palm plantation and rainforest [sumatra_1451]


New oil palm development in forest next to Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0694]
New oil palm development in forest next to Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0694]


New oil palm development near the boundary of Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0678]
New oil palm development near the boundary of Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0678]


Oil palm plantation with the rainforest of Gunung Leuser National Park in the background [sumatra_1444]
Oil palm plantation with the rainforest of Gunung Leuser National Park in the background [sumatra_1444]


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