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Palm oil production drives tropical deforestation in Southeast Asia.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that palm oil production drives tropical deforestation in Southeast Asia?

Unclear. Several peer-reviewed sources state that oil palm expansion has replaced tropical forest in Southeast Asia, including a study noting the industry caused massive deforestation in producing countries. None of the placed items is a dedicated assessment of palm oil as a driver of regional deforestation; they mention the conversion in passing while addressing other questions.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 7 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 7
The Oil Machine in Southeast Asia
2021
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Robins, J. E. (2021). The Oil Machine in Southeast Asia. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.5149/northcarolina/9781469662893.003.0008

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Oil palm yield in Southeast Asia impacted by management and climate change
2025
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Oil palm yield in Southeast Asia impacted by management and climate change. (2025). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-4128

Palm oil-based biofuels and sustainability in southeast Asia: A review of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand
2014
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Palm oil-based biofuels and sustainability in southeast Asia: A review of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. (2014). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2014.05.001

Responses of tropical fruit bats to monoculture and polyculture farming in oil palm smallholdings
2016
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Muhamad, S., Rahman, N. A. A., & Amal, G. (2016). Responses of tropical fruit bats to monoculture and polyculture farming in oil palm smallholdings. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13458508

Deforestation for oil palm alters the fundamental balance of the soil N cycle
2016
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Deforestation for oil palm alters the fundamental balance of the soil N cycle. (2016). univ-rennes.hal.science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2016.01.001

Deforestation risk due to commodity crop expansion in sub-Saharan Africa
2017
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Ordway, E. M., Asner, G. P., & Lambin, E. F. (2017). Deforestation risk due to commodity crop expansion in sub-Saharan Africa. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa6509

Smallholdings with high oil palm yield also support high bird species richness and diverse feeding guilds
2020
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Razak, S. A., Saadun, N., Azhar, B., & Lindenmayer, D. B. (2020). Smallholdings with high oil palm yield also support high bird species richness and diverse feeding guilds. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aba2a5

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