cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/scientificarticles/p/1207991/oil-palm-coconut-and-soybean-cause-more-species-extinction-than-thought
Oil crops, such as oil palm, coconut and soybean, are responsible for more species extinction than previously assumed. A new study puts the figure at around 1.5 percent of worldwide biodiversity. This is primarily driven by the increase in both consumption and cultivation of these crops.