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Colombias palm oil boom blighted by bloody past and violent present
2016-01-06 02:06:38| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: With Indonesia and Malaysia providing around 85 percent of the global palm oil supply, it can be easy to forget who the next major players are. But Colombia, backed by intensive plantation development, is now the worlds fourth largest producer. Proponents of the countrys palm oil boom boast it has thus far avoided the forest destruction and environmental damage synonymous with operations elsewhere, particularly in South East Asia. However, the expansion in production appears increasingly to be...
Indonesia: Palm oil expansion triggers ecological cascade, boost pigs but hurting other species
2015-12-01 06:05:34| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Matthew Luskin, a researcher at the University of Berkeley at California, has spent much of the last two years examining the indirect ecological impacts of palm oil expansion. His work is raising questions about the viability of fragments some palm oil companies are setting aside under their conservation commitments. Beyond his findings, his work has resulted in a stunning set of of wildlife photos and videos. An interview with Matthew Luskin, a part of our on-going Interviews with Young...
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RSPO pledges reform after NGO exposes shoddy palm oil audits
2015-11-20 19:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The general assembly of the worlds biggest sustainable palm oil organization passed a resolution on Thursday acknowledging serious problems with its certification processes and the need to reform them. The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oils corporate and NGO members voted overwhelmingly in favor of adopting the resolution, titled Ensuring Quality, Oversight and Credibility of RSPO Assessments, at the RSPOs annual summit in Kuala Lumpur. The resolution was submitted by London-based nonprofit...
ADM adds to Wilmar stake as Asian palm oil demand rises
2015-10-21 03:20:41| Food - Topix.net
Archer Daniels Midland says it recently increased its stake in Wilmar International, the Singapore-based company that trades almost half the world's palm oil, as it seeks to benefit from Asian consumers' increased food demand driven by rising populations and incomes.
ADM adds to Wilmar stake as Asian palm oil demand rises
2015-10-21 02:06:42| Agriculture - Topix.net
Archer Daniels Midland says it recently increased its stake in Wilmar International, the Singapore-based company that trades almost half the world's palm oil, as it seeks to benefit from Asian consumers' increased food demand driven by rising populations and incomes.
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