Choosing Sustainable Palm Oil in Europe will help: protect rainforests, safeguard its vulnerable biodiversity, create fair socio-economic conditions.
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Essential guidance for meaningful stakeholder engagement for companies in the agriculture and food manufacturing sector can be found in this new roadmap developed by Oxfam (@oxfamamerica.bsky.social).
www.sustainablepalmoilchoice.eu/a-new-roadmap/
Enhancing sustainability in the palm oil industry: Stakeholder perspectives on navigating transitions in times of crisis
"Issues affecting the sustainable palm oil industry are set within a context of increasing & overlapping environmental, economic and geo-political crises."
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"With oil palm production expected to continue expanding, our results suggest KBAs should be considered a high-priority network of sites which need conservation interventions to limit further growth of oil palm plantation within KBAs."
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New study published:
"This study shows that the sustainability status of oil palm farming by independent farmers who hold ISPO and/or RSPO certificates in Jambi Province varies, ranging from moderately sustainable to highly sustainable.
www.frontiersin.org/journals/sus...
"Sustainable palm oil production must continue to prioritise responsible land use, environmental protection, biodiversity conservation, smallholder inclusion, traceability and transparency, and climate resilience and sustainable livelihoods."
www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri...
"Meijaard also hopes the program will change perceptions of wildlife species that are commonly viewed as pests, like orangutans. Now, instead of getting angry over an orangutan stealing food, observers can sit back, take a photo and make some money."
www.zmescience.com/science/news...
An excellent read challenging Sri Lanka's 2021 decision to ban palm oil imports and phase out domestic oil palm cultivation.
"Sustainability is not about removing what is necessary. It is about ensuring that what is necessary is produced responsibly."
www.ft.lk/opinion/Palm...
~45% of Indonesia’s smallholder oil palm is over 25 years old & needs urgent replanting. Yet progress is slow despite a 60 million Rp/ha subsidy. Farmers delay for short-term stability, deterred by a 7–8 year income gap & barriers to accessing support.
www.sustainablepalmoilchoice.eu/indonesias-r...
"When a company has a granular map linked to a carbon footprinting engine, they can run "what-if" scenarios: What if we shifted 20% of our palm oil to a certified sustainable supplier?"
www.foodlogistics.com/sustainabili...
"Just because the forest is gone or replaced, this doesn’t mean that conservation values are erased. Plantation companies have an obligation to protect high conservation values in their concessions, particularly wildlife."
- @aidagreenbury.bsky.social
www.eco-business.com/opinion/comp...
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A new conservation idea in Borneo is turning wildlife sightings into income.
A critical endangered Sumatran elephant found with its tusks and head removed in a pulpwood plantation in Riau, Sumatra raises questions about the accountability of concession holders, argues Aida...
In 2021, Sri Lanka took a bold and widely noticed decision: to ban palm oil imports and phase out domestic oil palm cultivation. ..
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Indonesia has the largest area of oil palm plantations in the world — around 16 million hectares of industrial and smallholder plantations in 2024 — contributing 60% of global palm oil production. The...
Oil palm production has known negative effects on biodiversity. The conversion of native forests to oil palm causes local species extinctions, alters community composition, and reduces ecosystem funct...
You cannot reduce what you haven’t measured, and you cannot measure what you haven’t mapped. That's why supply chain mapping is the essential first step.
IntroductionPalm oil plantation certification is important in promoting sustainable practices, but its implementation among independent smallholders often fa...
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A new roadmap for meaningful engagement in global food supply chains centers the voices, knowledge, and agency of those most affected—workers, farmers, and communities. Across the world, people who pl...
