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The history of contentious number behind zero deforestation commitments for palm oil
2014-07-15 22:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: It was just after lunch, Monday, November 8th 2010 when it all began. At the time, it was innocent enough; there were certainly no ill intentions. Yet, looking back, I now see it as the moment that kicked off the polarizing debate that today splits the palm oil industry and that drowns out much needed sensible discussion around how forest protection and palm oil expansion might go hand in hand. The debate, with all its spin and tension, has become the focus rather than that more important, bigger...
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