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
Motandra guineensis Motandra guineensis Motandra guineensis grows as a climbing shrub or liana up to long, with a stem diameter of up to . Its fragrant flowers feature a white to greenish white corolla. Fruit is dark green with paired follicles, each up to long. "M. guineensis" is found in a variety of habitats from sea-level to altitude. In local traditional medicine, it is used for eye infections, toothache, headache and postpartum stomach pain. The plant is found in Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Sudan, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the