Co-producing a research agenda for sustainable palm oil by Padfield, R, Hansen, S, Davies, Z, Ehrensperger, A, Slade, E, Evers, S, Papargyropoulou, E, Bessou, C, Abdullah, N, Page, S, Ancrenaz, M, Aplin, P, Dzulkafli, S, Barclay, H, Chellaiah, D, Choudhary, S, Conway, S, Cook, S, Copeland, A, Campos-Arceiz, A, Deere, N, Drew, S, Gilvear, D, Gray, R, Haller, T, Hood, A, Huat, L, Huynh, N, Kangayatkarasu, N, Koh, L, Kolandai, S, Lim, R, Yeong, K, Lucey, J, Luke, S, Mitchell, S, Montefrio, M, Mullin, K, Nainar, A, Nekaris, K, Nijman, V, Nunes, M, Nurhidayu, S, O'Reilly, P, Puan, C, Ruppert, N, Salim, H, Schouten, G, Tallontire, A, Smith, T, Tao, H, Tham, M, Varkkey, H, Wadey, J, Yule, C, Azhar, B, Sayok, A, Vairappan, C, Bicknell, J, Struebig, M

“…The rise of palm oil as the world's most consumed vegetable oil has coincided with exponential growth in palm oil research activity. …”

Implications of zero-deforestation palm oil for tropical grassy and dry forest biodiversity by Fleiss, S, Parr, CL, Platts, PJ, McClean, CJ, Beyer, RM, King, H, Lucey, JM, Hill, JK

A ketone ester diet increases brain malonyl-CoA and Uncoupling proteins 4 and 5 while decreasing food intake in the normal Wistar Rat. by Kashiwaya, Y, Pawlosky, R, Markis, W, King, M, Bergman, C, Srivastava, S, Murray, A, Clarke, K, Veech, R

“…Three groups of male Wistar rats were pair fed NIH-31 diets for 14 days to which were added 30% of calories as corn starch, palm oil, or R-3-hydroxybutyrate-R-1,3-butanediol monoester (3HB-BD ester). …”

From agroforestry to agroindustry: smallholder access to benefits from oil palm in Ghana and the implications for sustainability certification by Khatun, K, Maguire-Rajpaul, VA, Asante, EA, McDermott, CL

“…The sector is currently experiencing a resurgence under Ghana's New Patriotic Party (NPP) rule and is being targeted by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) for yield intensification and increased export production. …”

Pre-certification conditions of independent oil palm smallholders in Indonesia. Assessing prospects for RSPO certification by de Vos, RE, Suwarno, A, Slingerland, M, van der Meer, PJ, Lucey, JM

“…Smallholders, who cultivate ±30% of the global palm oil land, are critical to the realization of a sustainable palm oil sector. …”

Evaluating scenarios of landscape change for Sunda clouded leopard connectivity in a human dominated landscape by Hearn, AJ, Cushman, SA, Goossens, B, Macdonald, E, Ross, J, Abram, NK, Macdonald, DW

“…We used cumulative resistant kernel and factorial least-cost path analysis to predict how connectivity may change in response to four future scenarios involving conversion of remaining unproductive forest to palm oil plantations, conversion of unproductive palm oil back to forest, and restoration of a riparian buffer zone along the river, and combination of the two forest restoration scenarios. …”

Effects of Replanting and Retention of Mature Oil Palm Riparian Buffers on Ecosystem Functioning in Oil Palm Plantations by Woodham, C, Aryawan, A, Luke, S, Manning, P, Caliman, J, Naim, M, Turner, E, Slade, E

“…Following new in-country and Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) guidelines, riparian buffers of mature oil palm, in which subsequent natural regrowth is allowed, are being preserved during the replanting cycle in plantations that lack natural forest reserves. …”

Measurement of apolipoprotein B-48 in the Svedberg flotation rate (S(f))>400, S(f) 60-400 and S(f) 20-60 lipoprotein fractions reveals novel findings with respect to the effects... by Jackson, K, Robertson, MD, Fielding, B, Frayn, K, Williams, C

“…Significantly greater apo B-48 incremental areas under the curve (IAUCs) were also observed in the S(f) 60-400 fraction than in the S(f)>400 fraction following palm oil, safflower oil and olive oil (P<0.04), with a similar non-significant trend for fish/safflower oil. …”

Testing the benefits of conservation set‐asides for improved habitat connectivity in tropical agricultural landscapes by Scriven, SA, Carlson, KM, Hodgson, JA, McClean, CJ, Heilmayr, R, Lucey, JM, Hill, JK

“…The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) voluntary certification system requires that growers identify and conserve forest patches identified as High Conservation Value Areas (HCVAs) before oil palm plantations can be certified as sustainable. …”

Technological response of wild macaques (Macaca fascicularis) to anthropogenic change. by Luncz, LV, Svensson, MS, Haslam, M, Malaivijitnond, S, Proffitt, T, Gumert, MD

“…Anthropogenic disturbances have a detrimental impact on the natural world; the vast expansion of palm oil monocultures is one of the most significant agricultural influences. …”

Scaling up sustainability in commodity agriculture: transferability of governance mechanisms across the coffee and cattle sectors in Brazil by Hajjar, R, Newton, P, Adshead, D, Bogaerts, M, Maguire-Rajpaul, V, Pinto, LFG, McDermott, CL, Milder, J, Wollenberg, E, Agrawal, A

“…For example, voluntary certification programs have been adopted by producers of commodities as diverse as beef, coffee, palm oil, and soy. However, there are substantial differences in the extent to which governance mechanisms scale up and achieve impact in different sectors. …”

Novel ketone diet enhances physical and cognitive performance by Murray, A, Knight, N, Cole, M, Cochlin, L, Carter, E, Tchabaneko, K, Pichulik, T, Gulston, M, Atherton, H, Schroeder, M, Deacon, R, Kashiwaya, Y, King, M, Pawlosky, R, Rawlins, J, Tyler, D, Griffin, J, Robertson, J, Veech, R, Clarke, K

“…For 5 d, rats on the ketone diet ran 32% further on a treadmill than did control rats that ate an isocaloric diet that was supplemented with either corn starch or palm oil (P<0.05). Ketone-fed rats completed an 8-arm radial maze test 38% faster than did those on the other diets, making more correct decisions before making a mistake (P<0.05). …”

Olive oil increases the number of triacylglycerol-rich chylomicron particles compared with other oils: an effect retained when a second standard meal is fed. by Jackson, K, Robertson, MD, Fielding, B, Frayn, K, Williams, C

“…DESIGN: A single-blind, randomized, within-subject crossover design was used to study the effects of palm oil, safflower oil, a mixture of fish and safflower oil, and olive oil on postprandial apolipoprotein (apo) B-48, retinyl ester, and triacylglycerol in the S(f) > 400 fraction with the use of a sequential meal protocol. …”

Environmental management of confectionery products: Life cycle impacts and improvement strategies by Miah, J, Griffiths, A, McNeill, R, Halvorson, S, Schenker, U, Espinoza-Orias, N, Morse, S, Yang, A, Sadhukhan, J

“…As such, nine key ingredients were identified across the five confectionery products which are recommended for confectionery manufacturers to prioritise e.g. sugar, glucose, starch, milk powder, cocoa butter, cocoa liquor, milk liquid, wheat flour and palm oil. Furthermore, the general environmental hotspots were found to occur at the following life cycle stages: raw materials, factory, and packaging. …”

Archaeological evidence for population rise and collapse between ~2500 and ~500 cal. yr BP in Western Central Africa by de Saulieu, G, Garcin, Y, Sebag, D, Zeitlyn, D

“…The concomitant increase of refuse pits, palm oil Elaeis guineesis and iron metallurgy (plus rare remains of millet Pennisetum glaucum) took place during the second half of the Neolithic, beginning around 2800 cal. yr BP. …”

Estimating aboveground biomass in forest and oil palm plantation in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo using ALOS PALSAR data by Morel, A, Saatchi, S, Malhi, Y, Berry, N, Banin, L, Burslem, D, Nilus, R, Ong, R

“…Precipitation effect on the backscatter data changed the HV prediction of AGB significantly (R² = 0.21, p < .001), and scattering from large leaves of mature palm trees significantly impeded the use of a single HV-based model for predicting AGB in palm oil plantations. Multi-temporal SAR data and algorithms based on forest types are suggested to improve the ability of a sensor similar to ALOS PALSAR for accurately mapping and monitoring forest biomass, now that the ALOS PALSAR sensor is no longer operational.…”