Elaeis guineensis standing unplanted in Indonesia, tropical hardwood forests are being cleared for palm oil plantations. Furthermore, as the remaining unprotected lowland forest dwindles, developers are looking to plant peat swamp land, using drainage that begins an oxidation process of the peat which can release 5,000 to 10,000 years worth of stored carbon. Drained peat is also at very high risk of forest fire. There is a clear record of fire being used to clear vegetation for oil palm development in Indonesia, where in recent years drought and man-made clearances have led to massive uncontrolled forest fires, covering parts of Southeast Asia
Until the End of the World (soundtrack) The Aka Pygmy and Indigenous Australian music used in the film are from field recordings from two collections: "Centrafrique: Anthologie de la musique des Pygmées Aka", 1978, and "Les Aborigènes: Chants et danses de l'Australie du nord", 1979, respectively. Album Until the End of the World (soundtrack) Until the End of the World: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack is a soundtrack album to the film of the same name, released in 1991 on Warner Bros. Records. One song on the album, U2's "Until the End of the World", had been previously released on that band's 1991 album "Achtung Baby",