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Conflict between palm oil expansion and poverty reduction in Malaysia
Sarawak saw a greater reduction in poverty rates over the past three decades than neighboring Sabah. Scientist Marc D. Bowden examined poverty rates and oil palm expansion in the Malaysian states of Sarawak and Sabah on the island of Borneo. Read Mongabay.com. ATBC Asian-Pacific Chapter in Sarawak. See Related Meetings
Mangrove from Southeast Asia and palm oil plantation. Photo courtesy of Emily Swaine.