Monoculture (practice of growing trees as crops) is practiced on many tree farms around the world. There are around 74,000 tree farmers in the US who manage ~95 million acres of tree plantations (Chiras et al, 2010). <\/p>\n
Please watch these short videos on the impact of tree monoculture (oil palm plantations) on the environment and indigenous people:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Problem With Palm Oil | Fight for the Forests | TakePart\u201d (2016) at<\/p>\n
The Problem With Palm Oil | Fight for the Forests | TakePart (Links to an external site.)<\/span>