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Malaysia has initiated its own environmental assessment on oil palm industry based on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) approaches. LCA has been applied to assess the environmental impact of production of oil palm seedlings, [100] oil palm fresh fruit bunches, [101] crude palm oil, [101] crude palm kernel oil [101] and refined palm oil. [102]
The RSPO was established following concerns raised by non-governmental organizations about environmental impacts resulting from palm oil production. [2] 51,999,404 metric tonnes of palm oil produced in 2016 was RSPO certified. [3] Products containing Certified Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO) can carry the RSPO trademark. [4]
The RSPO was established following concerns raised by non-governmental organizations about environmental impacts resulting from palm oil production. [123] 51,999,404 metric tonnes of palm oil produced in 2016 was RSPO certified. [124] Products containing Certified Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO) can carry the RSPO trademark. [125]
Palm oil production is vital for the economy of Malaysia, ... In 2010, in response to concerns about the social and environmental impact of palm oil, ...
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 ...
The Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) is an intergovernmental organization founded by Indonesia and Malaysia to collectively promote the global use of palm oil. Together, the two countries produce the majority of the world's palm oil, a product that has come under pressure due to environmental concerns.
Deforestation of a peat swamp forest for palm oil production in Indonesia. A different, but related, set of environmental pressures arose in the 1970s and 1980s among the rice-growing peasants living in the plains and valleys.
Recently, palm oil has been criticized by environmental activists because of the impact palm oil cultivation has on the environment. Still the crop remains important in top producing nations because it provides jobs, improves food security and raises the standard of living. [2] [3