We are destroying rainforests so quickly they may be gone in 100 years John Vidal At current rates of deforestation, rainforests will vanish altogether in a century.
The announcement marked a major shift from the approach taken under the previous chief minister Abdul Taib Mahmud who orchestrated the plunder of Sarawak’s forests for timber and palm oil during ...
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Palm oil is the first soft commodity in the world to think about sustainability. Yet unlike a physical commodity like timbre, oil cannot be differentiated by its grade or origin, and it’s difficult to tell sustainable from uncertified palm oil. This is why we need to make certified sustainable palm oil the default palm oil of choice.
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Commonly found in everyday beauty products, “conflict palm oil” derivatives are a leading cause of deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions, and human rights violations. Here’s a firsthand look.
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According to official records, the Malaysian branch of Singapore-headquartered United Overseas Bank agreed to lend up to USD 31.775 million to Radiant Lagoon, an oil palm plantation firm currently involved in a major controversy with indigenous Penan and Berawan communities over the destruction of tropical forests in Sarawak’s Mulu region.
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A palm oil plantation produces varieties of trees that produce fruit containing oil used in soaps, food, cosmetics, and as biofuel. Indonesia and Malaysia produce most of the palm oil harvested, but plantations can also be found in the and Africa. The expansion of these farms sparks controversy among environmental groups because tropical forests are typically cleared and drained
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Palm Oil: A Fat-tastic Tropical Superfood. While most public health advisories recommend avoiding saturated fat due to its false association with heart disease, this type of fat is actually important to your overall health.
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But to produce palm oil in large enough quantities to meet growing demand, farmers across Southeast Asia have been clearing huge swaths of biodiversity-rich tropical rainforest to make room for ...
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Southeast Asia's forests threatened by growing palm oil demand Smoke rises from burning land during the clearing of more forests to plant more palm oil plantations, in Dumai, Riau province
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The widespread burning of tropical rainforests and peatlands to develop palm oil plantations is down and in Singapore schools are being palm oil, have ravaged Sumatra’s forests,
Get PriceThe Palm Oil Controversy in Southeast Asia: A Transnational Perspective edited by Oliver Pye and Jayati Bhattacharya (eds). ISEAS Publishing, Singapore, 2012, pp. xxi + 283 (ISBN 978‐981‐4311‐44‐1).
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Total carbon stocks in tropical forests range from 4 to 384 Mg C/ha, significantly wider than the range of total carbon stocks of oil palm plantations, 2 to 60 Mg C/ha. Conversion of old‐growth forest areas to oil palm plantations leads to substantial reduction in carbon storage, while conversion of forest fallows to oil palm plantations may sustain or even increase the standing carbon stock.
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Leaked Records Reveal Offshore’s Role In Forest Destruction. the smog were a result of a prolonged dry season and slash-and-burn practices used to clear Indonesia’s lush peatland forests to make way for palm oil and pulpwood plantations. home to the world’s third-largest expanse of tropical forests, has the highest rate of
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SINGAPORE Halfway across the globe, the world's largest tropical rainforest is in flames. Closer to home, swathes of green in Sumatra and Kalimantan are feeling the heat.
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Commonly found in everyday beauty products, “conflict palm oil” derivatives are a leading cause of deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions, and human rights violations. Here’s a firsthand look.
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Palm oil and your portfolio November 2025 3 ING strategies are broadly diversified We do not invest in highly controversial companies ourselves In the latter two cases, you can choose between diverse investment strategies, focused
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Many people love oil palm, a tropical oil-producing crop, for its high yields and potential to improve people's lives. Others very much dislike oil palm for its real and perceived impacts on tropical forests
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What technologies are companies using to make palm oil more sustainable, and how are they using it to ensure the survival of the industry—and tropical forests and the people who depend on them? Menu Close. Search. Language [EN] English [EN] a Singapore-headquartered palm oil trader.
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Proposed sale of timber from palm oil concession sparks alarm in Liberia A move by Liberia to open up oil palm concessions to the timber market is riling conservationists who say this could give
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Dr Arief Wijaya, senior manager for climate and forests at think-tank World Resources Institute Indonesia, said that in South-east Asia, forests are cleared mainly for palm oil and pulp and paper
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Courting controversy, scientists team with industry to tackle one of the world’s most destructive crops. By Dyna Rochmyaningsih Jul. 11, 2025,1:30 PM. IN LIBO ON SUMATRA, INDONESIA—Crickets
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In contrast, the governments and industry bodies of Indonesia and Malaysia the world’s two largest producers of palm oil have stoutly defended palm oil. At their April summit this year, Asean leaders too joined to support the efforts of the two countries to address the sustainability of
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Cargill has a two-part business model in the palm oil industry: it both owns and operates palm oil plantations in Indonesia and it purchases and trades palm oil and its derivatives worldwide. In the face of growing controversy around palm oil, Cargill has publicly promoted its commitments to the sustainable production of palm oil.
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But to produce palm oil in large enough quantities to meet growing demand, farmers across Southeast Asia have been clearing huge swaths of biodiversity-rich tropical rainforest to make room for
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The oil extraction rate from a bunch varies from 17 to 27% for palm oil, and from 4 to 10% for palm kernels. Along with coconut oil, palm oil is one of the few highly saturated vegetable fats and is semisolid at room temperature. Palm oil is a common cooking ingredient in the tropical belt of Africa, Southeast Asia and parts of Brazil.
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Because oil palm trees, native to West Africa, require the same conditions as tropical rainforests, nearly every drop of palm oil that hits the global market comes at the expense of natural forests that have been, or will be, burned, bulldozed and replaced with plantations.
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But to produce palm oil in large enough quantities to meet growing demand, farmers across Southeast Asia have been clearing huge swaths of biodiversity-rich tropical rainforest to make room for
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The oil extraction rate from a bunch varies from 17 to 27% for palm oil, and from 4 to 10% for palm kernels. Along with coconut oil, palm oil is one of the few highly saturated vegetable fats and is semisolid at room temperature. Palm oil is a common cooking ingredient in the tropical belt of Africa, Southeast Asia and parts of Brazil.
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Because oil palm trees, native to West Africa, require the same conditions as tropical rainforests, nearly every drop of palm oil that hits the global market comes at the expense of natural forests that have been, or will be, burned, bulldozed and replaced with plantations.
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The Problem with Palm Oil and What The smoke from forest fires in Indonesia reached Singapore and only 15 percent of species that inhabit tropical forests are also found on palm oil
Get PriceIn contrast, RED would be more effective in terms of its conservation impact if payments were extended to all remaining carbon-rich tropical forests, including lowland peat swamp forests, the preferred habitat for dense populations of orangutans, and if the construction of new roads was halted.
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Cross-border subsidy cascades from farmland to rainforests. a Scene depicting resource subsidies from oil palm plantations consumed by forest wildlife in Malaysia and the secondary trophic effects
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7-10-2015· The Indonesian government is asking major palm oil companies to row back on the historic “no deforestation” pledges they made at last year’s United Nations climate change summit, officials
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SINGAPORE: Malaysian Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok has accused the Singapore Zoo of putting up displays that shed a negative light on palm oil and called for countries in Southeast Asia
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Oil palm is primarily produced in the tropics, and farmers have to clear a large swathe of forest when they want to build a new planation.
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Some of the world’s most influential palm oil traders, analysts and plantation executives will meet this week on the tropical island of Bali. In the limelight is the implementation of Indonesia
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