Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Harvesting-Palm-Oil-near-Kokoda-27MZIFLBW5O4.htmlConceptually similarPalm Oil Fruit in PopendettaGP01G3GCompleted★★★★CTP Mill near PopondettaGP0194JCompleted★★★★Palm Oil Facilities in KokodaGP018S6Completed★★★★Harvesting Palm Oil near KokodaGP0189GCompleted★★★★Harvesting Palm Oil near KokodaGP0194ICompleted★★★★Palm Oil Sign in PopondettaGP019ANCompleted★★★★Papua New Guinea DocumentationGP0T13Completed★★★★Fruit Crops near PopondettaGP0198VCompleted★★★★Milne Bay Province in Papua New GuineaGP09X6Completed★★★★View AllGP018H4Harvesting Palm Oil near KokodaPalm oil is harvested for commercial distribution at a plantation near Kokoda.Locations:Kokoda-Melanesia-Oro Province-Pacific Islands-Papua New GuineaDate:20 Sep, 2007Credit:© Greenpeace / Peter SolnessMaximum size:2100px X 1395pxKeywords:Agriculture-Climate (campaign title)-Close ups-Crops-Day-Forests (campaign title)-Fruits-KWCI (GPI)-Outdoors-Palm fruits-Palm oil (product)Shoot:Palm Oil Industry Documentation in Papua New GuineaThe Palm Oil industry in Papua New Guinea is raising issues of both social and environmental concern. Land belonging to indigenous people has been acquired by the government for growing the crop. Workers on the plantations are not given proper safety equipment and water supplies have been contaminated affecting the health of local communities. The burning of forest areas for Palm Oil is a massive environmental hazard as carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere, making a substantial contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions.
