Land clearance for palm oil was responsible for 39% of deforestation in Borneo between 2000-2018, according to data from the Center for International Forestry Research. The use of slash-and-burn tactics by some palm oil farmers has been blamed for endangering wildlife on the biodiverse island, after 6 million acres hectares of forest cover has been lost since 2000. Borneo is shared by Brunei and two countries which account for 85% of global palm oil output, Indonesia and Malaysia. The data follows forest clearance fires in Borneo and Indonesia, which continue to produce huge levels of smog across southeast Asia.
Land clearance for palm oil was responsible for 39% of deforestation in Borneo between 2000-2018, according to data from the Center for International Forestry Research. The use of slash-and-burn tactics by some palm oil farmers has been blamed for endangering wildlife on the biodiverse island, after at least 6.3 million hectares of forest cover has been lost since 2000. Borneo is shared by Brunei and two countries which account for 85% of global palm oil output, Indonesia and Malaysia. The data follows forest clearance fires in Borneo and Indonesia, which continue to produce huge levels of smog across southeast Asia.