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The Signature of the MoU commitment of the Ecuadorian Government with producers and civil society marks the start of Jurisdictional Certification process in Ecuador, a first in Latin America. QUITO (Ecuador), March 30, 2017 – The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) congratulates the Ecuadorian national government, civil society and the producers of palm oil, …
Seven African countries will today pledge to protect their tropical forests by shifting to sustainable palm oil production The Governments of the Central African Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Liberia, the Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone are signing a joint declaration at the COP22 climate change talks in Marrakesh today …
Imported palm oil linked to fires, forest destruction and human rights abuses Rotterdam, 27 September 2016 – Greenpeace activists closed off access for all imports and exports from palm oil trader IOI this morning in the harbour of Rotterdam, palm oil’s gateway into Europe. Palm oil from companies involved in forest destruction, peatland fires and …
~ Eyes the 1.24 million tonne import market in the country,while setting inroads into the non-food industries too ~ Hyderabad, India – Thursday, 19th May 2016: The Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) is to host the Malaysia India Palm Oil Seminar 2016 in the city. The event is themed on “Bridging the Supply / Demand Gap …
Jakarta, 5 November 2015 – New photos and video released today by Greenpeace Southeast Asia show freshly planted palm oil saplings on deforested peatland where several fires have recently broken out at the edges of an orangutan sanctuary. [1] Greenpeace has called on the Indonesian government to ensure that no one profits from the forest …
Jakarta, 12 February 2014 – A host of Hollywood stars including Joaquin Phoenix, Kellan Lutz and Gillian Anderson have joined thousands of concerned consumers in calling for an end to every day products being manufactured through forest destruction. The Tiger Manifesto, launched by Greenpeace, is a way for consumers to demand products are forest and …
Jakarta, 3 September 2013 – The palm oil sector was the single largest driver of deforestation in Indonesia between 2009-2011, accounting for about a quarter of the country’s forest loss, revealed Greenpeace International in new mapping analysis published today. The analysis shows that significant deforestation took place in concessions currently owned by members of the …