and now the palm oil plantations are moving up and up the slopes, to here, leuser rainforest. we've gotta go. >> leuser isn't the only place experiencing deforestation. since 1985, more than 50% of the forests in sumatra have been cleared, not just for palm oil plantations, but also for paper, wood, mines, and road infrastructure. what took thousands of years to grow is coming down at an alarming rate. >> look at that. we traveled for over an hour, deep into this palm oil plantation, till we've got here, the front line of the expansion. this expansion here is illegal under indonesian law, and it's all happening f palm oil. this timber will be shipped off to market, and in its place, in a matter of days, young palm oil seedlings will be planted. >> palm oil is one of the most widespread vegetable oils throughout the world. within indonesia itself and also china and india, the 3 of them account for far more than half ofhe, uh, the world's consumption of palm oil. but the u.s. and european union are also major players and can really, you know, set the standard for others to follow

and now the palalm oil plantatis are movingng up and upup the sl, to here,e, leuser r rainforest. we've gotta go. >> leleuser isn't thehe only ple experiencing deforestation. since 198585, more than 50% of e forests in n sumatra hahave been cleared, not just for palm oil plantations, but also for paper, wood, mines, , and road infrastructure. what took thousands of years to grow is coming down at an alarming rate. >> look at that. wewe traveleled for over an ho, deep ininto this papalm oil planantation, titill we'e've go, ththe front line of the expansi. this expansion n here is illegal under inindonesian law, anand 's all happening f for palm oil. this s timber will be shiipped f to market, and in its place, in a matteter of days,s, young m oil seedlings will be planted. >> p palm oil is one of ththe mt widedespread vegetable oilils throughout the world. within indonesia itself and also china and india, the 3 of them account forar more ththan half of the, uh, the world's consumption of palm oil. but the u.s. and european n union are also major players and cacan really, you know,

rainforest. we've gotta go. >> leuser isn't tthe only place experiencing deforestation. since 191985, more than 50% of e forests i in sumatra a have been cleared, not just for palm oil plantations, but also for paper, wood, mineses, and road infrastructure. what took thousands of years to grow is coming down at an alarming rate. >> look at that. we traveveled for over anan hou, deep p into this s palm oil plplantation, , till w we've go, the front line of the expansisi. this expansioion here is illegal under r indonesian law, , and 's all happeningng for palm oil. thiis timber will be shshipped f to market, and in its place, in a matatter of dayays, young m oil seedlings will be planted. >>>> palm oil is one of f the mt wiwidespread vegetable o oils throughout the world. within indonesia itself and also china and india, the 3 of them account fo far more e than half of the uh, the world's consumption of palm oil. but the u.s. and europeaean union are also major players and d can really, you know, set the standndard for others to follow. >> we all know about the charismati