Palm oil companies infringe on Indigenous community rights in Brazil, leaders say

Palm oil, a crop synonymous with deforestation and community conflicts in Southeast Asia, is making inroads in the Brazilian Amazon, where the same issues are playing out. Indigenous and traditional communities say the plantations in their midst are polluting their water, poisoning their soil, and driving away fish and game.

Source: Mongabay

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