An excavator cutting through a forest during development of palm oil plantation in Borneo.

Firstly, palm oil plantations have removed large areas of the siamang's habitat in the last four decades.

A recent survey found that Indonesian villagers working on palm oil plantations killed at least 750 organgutans in 2008 and 2009.

Furthermore, palm oil plantations are rapidly encroaching on the last remnants of primary rainforest.

The main economic activities include fishing, rice growing and palm oil plantations.

However, he did increase palm oil plantations in order to try and develop economic alternatives.

Many of them work in palm oil plantations.

Thousands of acres of rain forests and former palm oil plantations were shifted to banana production.

Except for a school, palm oil plantations covered the western part at this time.

Demand for biofuel has led to clearing land for palm oil plantations.

An excavator cutting through a forest during development of palm oil plantation in Borneo.

Firstly, palm oil plantations have removed large areas of the siamang's habitat in the last four decades.

A recent survey found that Indonesian villagers working on palm oil plantations killed at least 750 organgutans in 2008 and 2009.

Furthermore, palm oil plantations are rapidly encroaching on the last remnants of primary rainforest.

The main economic activities include fishing, rice growing and palm oil plantations.

However, he did increase palm oil plantations in order to try and develop economic alternatives.

Many of them work in palm oil plantations.

Thousands of acres of rain forests and former palm oil plantations were shifted to banana production.

Except for a school, palm oil plantations covered the western part at this time.

Demand for biofuel has led to clearing land for palm oil plantations.