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The effort is intended to counter the lucrative practice of clearing rainforests in such countries as Brazil and Indonesia so that the land can be used for cattle grazing, planting soy, oil palm and other high-demand crops. However, some critics suggest that this top-down forest management approach does not adequately address the needs of ...
Food giant Nestle plans to stop sourcing from subsidiaries of Astra Agro Lestari (AAL), a major Indonesian palm oil producer accused by environmental groups of land and human rights abuses.
The country is the biggest exporter of palm oil - used in everything from margarine to shampoo - accounting for about 60% of world supply. Explainer-Indonesia's stop-start controls on palm oil exports
British colonial deforestation efforts began in 1880 and were rapidly driven by commercial rubber and palm oil cultivation. Between 1990 and 2010, Malaysia lost an estimated 8.6% of its forest cover, or around 1,920,000 hectares (4,700,000 acres). [1] Logging and land clearing has particularly been driven by the palm oil sector. World Bank ...
Oil palms (Elaeis guineensis) Oil palm fruit is one of the most widely produced primary crops in the world.. An estimated 1.5 million small farmers grow the crop in Indonesia, along with about 500,000 people directly employed in the sector in Malaysia, plus those connected with related industries.
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Products containing Certified Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO) can carry the RSPO trademark. [4] Members of the RSPO include palm oil producers, environmental groups, and manufacturers who use palm oil in their products. In 2014, Indonesia accounted for 40% of global palm oil production and 44% of the total RSPO-certified areas. [5]
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