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Indonesia: Report highlights link between palm oil and illegal logging
2014-12-18 21:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Asian Correspondent: Palm oil that nearly ubiquitous ingredient found in processed foods, hygiene products and cosmetics fuels air and water pollution, climate change, extinction and human rights violations. A multi-billion-dollar industry, big palm has the governments of Malaysia and Indonesia, where around 80% of the worlds palm oil is produced, in its pocket. This means there has been little enforcement of laws that protect the environment and people from a destructive sector that is both incredibly powerful...
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