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Factsheet: Palm oil and tropical peatlands

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Palm oil is a driving force behind the destruction of tropical peatlands by deforestation, soil degradation and fires. Decomposition of the degraded organic soils which cover 0.2% of the global land surface leads to 8% of the global CO2 emissions.

Factsheet: Palm oil and tropical peatlands