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Peru says to crack down on palm oil-related Amazon deforestation
2015-09-28 03:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Peru will confront the deforestation of its Amazon region by issuing a decree next month putting palm oil plantations under federal rather than local authority, Environment Minister Manuel Pulgar-Vidal said on Sunday. With big areas of Peru already stripped of natural vegetation, largely due to farming, Pulgar-Vidal said it was important to strengthen regulations on palm oil. He expects the decree within two weeks. "It's ready to go," he said. Demand for palm oil, a cash crop widely used in food...
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