Indonesia is the world’s largest producer of palm oil, accounting for about 56%. The industry has caused large-scale deforestation in the country—a third of its old-growth forests cleared for ...

and woven their leaves into everything from roofs to baskets. Over the past few decades, however, palm oil use has exploded—in part because of the versatility and creamy texture of the oil ...

Besides causing leaf damage, palm pests can also carry disease. Horticultural oil and insecticidal soap eliminate many of ...

The well-crafted palm-leaf manuscripts (thaliyola ... to make them readable by cleaning them with a mixture of citronella oil and collyrium,” Rajendu said. As part of the conservation ...