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The palm oil debate: can the world's most productive oilseed be less damaging to the environment?
2013-10-21 18:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: On Thursday, 17 October 2013 Mongabay.com and the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) co-hosted a discussion on environmental issues related to palm oil. The discussion involved representatives from WWF, Greenpeace and the RSPO. Mongabay.com Founder Rhett A. Butler served as the moderator. The following is an approximate transcription of the discussion. The transcription was provided by the RSPO. Rhett Butler: Welcome to the online debate, I am Rhett Butler to moderate this discussion...
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Palm oil deal undermines efforts resolve 25-year conflict in Sumatra
2013-10-16 00:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Local groups have called on the governor of Jambi province to cancel PT Asiatic Persadas permit after Wilmars sale of the company stalls IFC-mediated talks. Indigenous people in Indonesias Jambi province on the island of Sumatra have urged the local government to revoke the permit of PT Asiatic Persada, a palm oil company at the center of a more than two-decade-long land conflict. The call for government intervention comes just months after palm oil giant Wilmar, PT Asiatic Persadas former...
Controversial oil palm company accused illegal logging in Cameroon rainforest
2013-09-18 20:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Environmental group, Greenpeace, has accused Herakles Farms of illegal logging in Cameroon after the company has already been lambasted by scientists and conservationists for its plan to build a 70,000 hectare palm oil plantation in one of Africa's most biodiverse rainforests. Herakles Farms has been under fire from green groups-both in Cameroon and abroad-for years over its oil palm plantation plans, including facing protests from locals who live in the forest to be cleared. Now, Greenpeace says...
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Can Indonesia increase palm oil output without destroying forest?
2013-09-11 15:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The world's biggest producer and consumer of palm oil plans to increase its production of the commodity to meet rising global demand. Indonesia claims it can reach its goal of producing 40m tonnes a year by 2020 without sacrificing sustainability, but campaigners have their doubts. Demand for palm oil, which is used in products as varied chocolate bars, chewing gum, lipstick and washing powder, has grown steadily over the past decade. According to data from the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation,...
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Europe importing more palm oil for biofuels, raising risks rainforests
2013-09-09 22:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Palm oil imports into Europe for use as car fuel increased by more than three-fold since 2006, raising concerns than renewable fuels targets may be contributing to deforestation, displacing marginalized communities, and driving greenhouse gas emissions in Southeast Asia, finds a new study published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). The report, published today, finds that 80 percent of the European Union's increase in palm oil consumption between 2006 and 2012 was...
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