But, says Vieira, only one to two million hectares would be used for palm oil - which is less than 0.6% of the Amazon's 364 million hectares. He adds that deforestation is not related to agriculture, but to illegal lumber activity and land occupation.
Amazon 'faces disaster'
Brazil's big plans for palm oil, a potentially lucrative biodiesel, may spell disaster for the Amazon rainforest, according to a paper by a Smithsonian scientist.
12 March 2009 23:00 GMT
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25 November 2012 8:59 GMT
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