The forest diversity was replaced by a single species-the oil palm.

森林的多样性被单一品种的棕榈取代。

87% roasted peanuts, but then other ingredients, rapeseed oil, palm oil, sugar, and salt.

87% 的炒花生，还有其他配料，菜籽油，棕榈油，糖和盐。

Vegetable oils from corn, soybean and oil palm hit a record high price in February.

2月，玉米、大豆和油棕等植物油价格创下历史新高。

Scientists have been able to dramatically increase the yields for oil palm trees, a crop with a global market.

科学家们已经能够极大地增加位居全球市场前列棕榈树的出油量。

But higher yields could make oil palm attractive to planters in those regions, leading to even more tropical forest destruction.

但是更高的产量会吸引这些地区的种植者们，造成更多的热带森林遭到破坏。

Oil palm trees are evergreen and perennial.

油棕树常绿且多年生。

Oil palms grow in the tropics, so that should mean more profit from less land, helping to protect tropical forests.

棕榈树在热带地区才可以种植，所以少量土地即可带来更大的利润，而且还能有助于保护热带森林。

It comes from the red fruits of an oil palm tree.

它来自油棕树的红色果实。

But the oil palm species used actually originated in West Africa.

但使用的油棕品种实际上起源于西非。

In addition, current low yields and high production costs means oil palm is not planted much in Africa and South America.

此外目前的低产量和高成本意味着棕榈树在非洲和南美洲并非大面积种植。

In Sumatra, I met smallholder farmers who need to make a day-to-day living from growing oil palm.

在苏门答腊，我遇到了需要以种植油棕为生的小农户。

However, there are multiple reasons why conservationists cite the rapid spread of oil palm plantations as a major concern.

然而，自然资源保护主义者将油棕种植园的迅速扩张列为一个主要问题的原因有很多。

Narrator: Seeing the devastation caused, your first instinct might be to cut out palm oil completely.

旁白：看到造成的破坏，您的第一直觉可能是完全切断棕榈油。

Between 2005 and 2013, almost half of the deforestation in Indonesia was linked to oil palm cultivation.

2005年至2013年间，印度尼西亚近一半的森林砍伐与油棕种植有关。

Many farmers have seized the opportunity to maximize the planting of oil palm trees.

许多农民抓住机会最大限度地种植油棕树。

As for the question of carbon emissions, the issue really depends on what oil palm trees are replacing.

至于碳排放问题，这个问题实际上取决于油棕树正在取代什么。

One way to do that is by planting oil palm trees and making sure that much of the palm oil they produce goes to good use.

这样做的一个方法是通过种植油棕榈树, 并确保产出棕榈油得到充分利用。

Indonesian biologist Rudi Putra is the Goldman laureate representing the world’s island nations, where the majority of the world's palm oil is grown.

印度尼西亚生物学家 Rudi Putra 是代表世界岛国的高盛奖获得者， 世界上大部分的棕榈油都产自这些国家。

Because perhaps our most urgent task is replacing the protein-rich and fat-rich foods that we currently obtain from animals and from crops like soy and oil palm.

因为，或许最紧迫的任务是找到富含蛋白质和脂肪的替代品，取代目前的来源──动物、大豆、棕榈油等作物。

Slashing and burning the forest was common because it was the cheapest and fastest way to make land to grow oil palm trees.

砍伐和焚烧森林很常见，因为这是开垦土地种植油棕榈树最便宜、最快的方法。