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France imposes new palm oil tax; Indonesia, Malaysia protest
2016-03-24 07:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: France has imposed a new levy on palm oil imports, amid protests from the governments of Indonesia and Malaysia, the two largest palm oil producers. The tax, part of a wider biodiversity bill, was imposed in the name of protecting the environment. Rapid oil palm expansion is fueling deforestation and social conflict in the tropics even as it drives economic growth. The two Southeast Asian countries say the tax is discriminatory under World Trade Organization rules, but France disputes that because...
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