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Palm oil, coconut and soybean drive more species extinction than previously thought
- June 19, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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Oils from crops such as coconut, palm oil and soybean are used in a range of applications, from cosmetics and makeup to margarine and spreads, and from medicines to animal feed. These oil crops, as they are known, are increasingly consumed and cultivated. This has an impact on the environment. But what exactly is that impact?
Originally published at Phys.org