"Palm plantations" refers to large areas of land where palm trees are grown in an organized and deliberate manner for commercial purposes. Full definition
An activist opposing deforestation by an oil palm plantation company allegedly received multiple death threats. (news.mongabay.com)
Overall, 1.7 million hectares of Indonesian forest were converted to oil - palm plantation between 1990 and 2005, and the rate of destruction is accelerating. (scientificamerican.com)
A number of elephants were killed in oil palm plantations in Sumatra, while South Africa reporting a new record in rhino killing. (news.mongabay.com)