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Planet Palm
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Author : Joyce Zuckerman
language : en
Publisher: Hurst Publishers
Release Date : 2021-05-13
Planet Palm written by Joyce Zuckerman and has been published by Hurst Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-13 with Nature categories.
It’s in our instant noodles and chocolate bars, our lipsticks and fuel tanks. But what even is palm oil, and how has it come to dominate our lives so completely? Jocelyn C. Zuckerman travels across four continents and back two centuries to find answers about the most widely used vegetable oil on Earth. The little oil palm fruit has played an outsized role in world history and economic development. But the multi-billion-dollar palm oil business has been built on stolen land and slave labour; it spurred colonisation and swept away lives and cultures. Today, its fires and mass deforestation generate carbon emissions to rival those of entire industrialized nations, and they’ve pushed animals like the orangutan to the brink of extinction. Combining history, travelogue and investigative reporting, Planet Palm offers an unsettling, urgent look at a global industry that has become an environmental, public health, and human rights disaster.
Planet Palm
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Author : Jocelyn C. Zuckerman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-01-14
Planet Palm written by Jocelyn C. Zuckerman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-14 with categories.
It's in our instant noodles and chocolate bars, our lipsticks and fuel tanks. But what is palm oil, and how has it come to dominate our lives so completely?Jocelyn C. Zuckerman travels across four continents and back in time two centuries to find answers about the most widely used vegetable oil on Earth. The obscure oil palm fruit, she discovers, has played an outsized role in history, from greasing the gears of the Second Industrial Revolution to transforming the economies of Malaysia and Indonesia. But this little fruit also belies an industry of vicious exploitation and ruinous damage to our planet. The multi-billion-dollar palm oil business has been built on stolen land and slave labour, once spurred the colonisation of Nigeria, and has swept away lives and cultures. Fires lit to clear the way for plantations spew carbon emissions to rival those of entire industrialised nations. Mass deforestation so ravaged the landscapes of Southeast Asia that animals like the orangutan now teeter on the brink of extinction. Combining history, travelogue and investigative reporting, 'Planet Palm' offers an unsettling, urgent look at the global palm oil industry, illuminating what has today become an environmental, public health and human rights disaster.
Palms Of Controversies
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Author : Alain Rival
language : en
Publisher: CIFOR
Release Date : 2014-07-17
Palms Of Controversies written by Alain Rival and has been published by CIFOR this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-17 with Electronic book categories.
The rapid development of oil palm cultivation feeds many social issues such as biodiversity, deforestation, food habits or ethical investments. How can this palm be viewed as a miracle plant by both the agro-food industry in the North and farmers in the tropical zone, but a serious ecological threat by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) campaigning for the environment or rights of local indigenous peoples? In the present book the authors – a biologist and an agricultural economist- describe a global and complex tropical sector, for which the interests of the many different stakeholders are often antagonistic. Oil palm has become emblematic of recent changes in North-South relationship in agricultural development. Indeed, palm oil is produced and consumed in the South; its trade is driven by emerging countries, although the major part of its transformations is made in the North that still hosts the largest multinational agro industries. It is also in the North that the sector is challenged on ethical and environmental issues. Public controversy over palm oil is often opinionated and it is fed by definitive and sometimes exaggerated statements. Researchers are conveying a more nuanced speech, which is supported by scientific data and a shared field experience. Their work helps in building a more balanced view, moving attention to the South, the region of exclusive production and major consumption of palm oil.
Oil Palm
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Author : Jonathan E. Robins
language : en
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Release Date : 2021-05-21
Oil Palm written by Jonathan E. Robins and has been published by UNC Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-21 with Science categories.
Oil palms are ubiquitous—grown in nearly every tropical country, they supply the world with more edible fat than any other plant and play a role in scores of packaged products, from lipstick and soap to margarine and cookies. And as Jonathan E. Robins shows, sweeping social transformations carried the plant around the planet. First brought to the global stage in the holds of slave ships, palm oil became a quintessential commodity in the Industrial Revolution. Imperialists hungry for cheap fat subjugated Africa's oil palm landscapes and the people who worked them. In the twentieth century, the World Bank promulgated oil palm agriculture as a panacea to rural development in Southeast Asia and across the tropics. As plantation companies tore into rainforests, evicting farmers in the name of progress, the oil palm continued its rise to dominance, sparking new controversies over trade, land and labor rights, human health, and the environment. By telling the story of the oil palm across multiple centuries and continents, Robins demonstrates how the fruits of an African palm tree became a key commodity in the story of global capitalism, beginning in the eras of slavery and imperialism, persisting through decolonization, and stretching to the present day.
Oil Palm Tree Of Life
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Oil Palm Tree Of Life written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with categories.
Palm oil... facts, not fiction. Forget the myths - get the facts fast. Gold strike. It's the 'golden oil' that is doing everyone a world of good. The planted forest. Generation oxygen, not hot air. Sustaining the earth. From planting to production, the oil palm is true friend of the earth. 3PS for palm oil. Profit, people, planet - palm oil has the answers.
Predictive Planets And Presaging Palms
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Author : V. K. Subramanian
language : en
Publisher: Abhinav Publications
Release Date : 2001
Predictive Planets And Presaging Palms written by V. K. Subramanian and has been published by Abhinav Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Palmistry categories.
Predictive Planets And Presaging Palms Is A Unique Book, Dealing Lucidly With The Fascinating Predictive Sciences Of Astrology And Palmistry In A Single Volume. Profusely Illustrated, The Book Highlights The Differences Between Western And Hindu Systems Of Astrology And Explains The Hindu Art Of Predicting, Giving Valuable Information On The Methodology Of Predictions, The Planets, The Signs Of The Zodiac And On Hands ~D What They Reveal. Ihe Special Features Of The Book Include: Chapters On Marriage And Relationship Counselling, Career Counselling, And Health Counselling, Remedial Measures To Counteract ~Dverse Planetary Influences, Techniques To Specify Timing Of Marriages, Birth Of Children, Professional Changes, Purchase Of Property Etc., Analysis Of The Horoscopes And Hands Of Famous People, Highlighting Their Special, Significant Features. The Book Also Explains The Rationale Of Astrology And Palmistry Against The Back- Ground Of The Fatalism Vs. Free Will Controversy And Indicates How These Two Predictive Sciences Can Be Used As Roadmaps Of Life And Optimise And Maximise The Development Of Individual Potentials And The Human Resources. The Astrologer And Palmist, According To The Author Of The Book, Serve A Useful Role In Society In Wiping Tears, Generating Smiles, Boosting Up Morales, Kindling Hope, Fostering Confidence And Setting People On The Path To Success. Predictive Planets And Presaging Palms Is A Must Reading For All Sceptics Of Astrology And Palmistry, Who Brand These Predictive Sciences As Superstitious Beliefs Intended To Hoodwink People.
Sustainability Of Biofuel Production From Oil Palm Biomass
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Author : Keat Teong Lee
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-07-30
Sustainability Of Biofuel Production From Oil Palm Biomass written by Keat Teong Lee and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-30 with Technology & Engineering categories.
This book evaluates and discusses the main sustainability challenges encountered in the production of biofuel and bio-products from oil palm biomass. It starts off with the emphasis on oil palm production, oil palm products recovery and oil palm wastes utilization. The simultaneous production of these bio-products for sustainable development is discussed. This is followed by the key factors defining the sustainability of biofuel and bio-product production from oil palm biomass. The environmental issues including ecological, life cycle assessment and environmental impact assessment of oil palm plantation, milling and refining for the production of biofuels and bio-products are presented. Socio-economic and thermodynamic analysis of the production processes are also evaluated using various sustainability assessment tools such as exergy. Lastly, methods of improving biofuel production systems for sustainable development are highlighted.
Palm Oil Diaspora
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Author : Case Watkins
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2021-05-20
Palm Oil Diaspora written by Case Watkins and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-20 with Business & Economics categories.
An environmental history and political ecology of palm oil in colonial Brazil, the African diaspora, and the Atlantic World.
Palm Oil
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Author : Max Haiven
language : en
Publisher: Vagabonds
Release Date : 2022
Palm Oil written by Max Haiven and has been published by Vagabonds this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with Business & Economics categories.
A fascinating story of how palm oil has shaped our world
How Women Can Save The Planet
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Author : Anne Karpf
language : en
Publisher: Hurst Publishers
Release Date : 2021-05-27
How Women Can Save The Planet written by Anne Karpf and has been published by Hurst Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-27 with Nature categories.
Here’s a perverse truth: from New Orleans to Bangladesh, women—especially poor women of colour—are suffering most from a crisis they have done nothing to cause. Yet where, in environmental policy, are the voices of elderly European women dying in heatwaves? Of African girls dropping out of school due to drought? Our highest-profile climate activists are women and girls; but, at the top table, it’s men deciding the earth’s future. We’re not all in it together—but we could be. Instead of expecting individual women to save the planet, what we need are visionary, global climate policies that are gender-inclusive and promote gender equality. Anne Karpf shines a light on the radical ideas, compelling research and tireless campaigns, led by and for women around the world, that have inspired her to hope. Her conversations with female activists show how we can fight back, with strength in diversity. And, faced with the most urgent catastrophe of our times, she offers a powerful vision: a Green New Deal for Women.