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Palm oil firms ditch 'no deforestation' pact in Indonesia

2016-07-02 06:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Major palm oil producers and traders, including Wilmar and Cargill ditched a "no deforestation" private agreement in Indonesia, saying the government's recent efforts to strengthen its certification standards were sufficient. Indonesia, the world's biggest producer and exporter of palm oil, moved in April to prohibit the use of new land to boost production. The country, home to the world's third-largest tropical forests, has been criticized by green activists and other Southeast Asian nations...

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