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Re-envisioning Sustainable Oil-Palm in SE Asia
Re-envisioning sustainable oil-palm in SE Asia Wallace M. Meyer III1 Pomona College Abstract: In Southeast Asia, expansion of oil-palm agriculture, in combination with other industries (logging, fiber, and mega-dams), is transforming significant portions of the landscape
Palm oil has become part of our daily lives, but a recent study by EPFL and the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) serves as a reminder that intensive farming of this crop has a major impact on the environment. Both short- and long-term solutions exist, however.
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Together, committed to sustainability Founded June 2016, SASPO (Support Asia for Sustainable Palm Oil) is a regionally-focused, industry-led association of like-minded organizations involved in the usage of palm oil. Through capacity building, workshops and educational resources, SASPO lowers the barriers for businesses to adopt sustainable sourcing policies.
oil production. Furthermore the policies regarding palm oil production in Thailand are reviewed. All these findings were then used to form a policy recommendation on making palm oil production in Thailand more sustainable.
Palm oil politics impede sustainability in Southeast Asia
Palm oil politics impede sustainability in Southeast Asia April 19, 2016 4.22pm EDT Rob Cramb,The University of Queensland,John McCarthy,Australian National University
Evolution of sustainable palm oil policy in Southeast Asia Helena Ivancic 1 and Lian Pin Koh * Abstract: Over the years large areas of primary and secondary forest have been cut or burned down to make way for oil palm plantations, particularly in Indonesia and Malaysia, the two countries which produce 80.5% of the world’s palm oil. To
Oil Palm Conservation Issues Biology bibliographies
These are the sources and citations used to research Oil Palm Conservation Issues. This bibliography was generated on Cite This For Me on Tuesday, March 7, 2024
With this, the companies will take steps towards responsible sourcing through the Southeast Asia Alliance for Sustainable Palm Oil (SASPO). This triples the number of local businesses with public commitments to 100% sustainable palm oil. Together, these companies account for over 81 brands and 200 food and beverage (F&B) outlets in Singapore.
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The production of palm oil, widely used in the alimentary and cosmetic industries, heavily impacts the environment but also brings good revenues to the cultivators. To try and develop a sustainable production of palm oil, WWF created a label for environmental-friendly production and raises awareness, notably through this video.
Guide To Sustainable Palm Oil For Singapore Companies
investments to companies dealing with palm oil. The business case for sustainable palm oil gets stronger by the day. With rapidly growing populations and household incomes, Southeast Asia is a prime economic region for businesses. Increasingly, positive economic projections have been threatened by poor sustainability performances in the
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Only 12% of Indonesia's oil palm plantations ISPO
The government’s effort to create a sustainable palm oil business still has a long way to go, as currently only 12 percent of the 11.9 million hectares of oil palm plantations in the country are
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Malaysia News Asia Sustainable Business
Policy & Finance Transport Waste Can Southeast Asia quench corporate thirst for renewable energy? Sponsored After another haze outbreak chokes Southeast Asia, can palm oil smallholders shift to sustainable farming? Eco-Business wins at WAN-IFRA Asian Digital Media Awards 2024 The case for inconspicuous sustainability practices: insights from the smartest city in the world Natural gas to be
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Can the palm oil sector do more with less to save
Southeast Asia’s worst haze crisis on record, The Evolution Of Sustainability In The Agri-Business Sector at the 5th Singapore Dialogue on Sustainable World Resources, adding that only ten years ago there had been no questions over the sustainability of the palm oil sector. However, despite various sustainability initiatives launched by palm oil traders in recent years, many of the
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Palm oil industry needs sustainability, not boycotting
The Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS) believes that boycotting of the palm oil industry will not be effective, instead they call for sustainable palm oil, and they are not alone in that opinion. World Wildlife Fund (WWF) recognizes that palm oil production has been a way out of poverty for millions across Southeast Asia.
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WATCH: Southeast Asia and India still have ‘a long way to
South East Asia and India still have a fair bit to do in order to catch up with the rest of the world in terms of palm oil sustainability, said an industry expert from the RSPO. FoodNavigator-Asia spoke to Stefano Savi, Global Outreach and Engagement Director for the Roundtable on Sustainable
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Can radar tech clean up the palm oil industry? The ASEAN
As Dr Helena Varkkey, Senior Lecturer at the Department of International and Strategic Studies, University of Malaya pointed out in her 2016 book titled, “The Haze Problem in Southeast Asia: Palm Oil and Patronage”, while most of ASEAN’s initiatives regarding haze have been useful in generating massive amounts of information, not much has
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Deforestation by region
Deforestation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been caused partly by unregulated logging and mining, but mostly by the demands made by the subsistence activities of a poor population. In the east of the country, for example, more than 3 million people live less than a day's walk from Virunga National Park.Wood from the park's forests is used by many of those people as firewood, as
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Oil Palm Expansion in South East Asia Trends
Oil Palm Expansion in South East Asia: trends and implications for local communities and indigenous peoples Prologue It is with great pleasure that SawitWatch welcomes the publication of this regional study which focuses on oil palm expansion and land tenure in several Southeast Asian palm oil producing countries (the Philippines, Thailand,
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Southeast Asia’s palm oil problem needs cross-border
SOUTHEAST ASIA’S palm oil industry — mostly centered in Indonesia and Malaysia — is an environmental and human health menace. Choking pollution from forest fires due to land clearing for
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Project MUSE The Palm Oil Controversy in Southeast Asia
Junji Nagata is Associate Professor at the Department of Human Geography at the University of Tokyo. His research focus is on the interaction between society and nature in Southeast Asia and Japan. He has been following palm oil issues in Malaysia and Indonesia since the 1990s and is currently working on the dynamics of social and...
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Indonesia seeks UNDP support for ISPO palm oil standard
The government is seeking support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for its Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) standard. Musdhalifah Machmud, the
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Asia environment: Who is leading palm oil reform? by Chuanyao Lu/Mar 1, 2016. Sustainable Path: Palm-oil reform. SHARE . Southeast Asia’s haze in 2015 was a disaster by any measure. Indonesia’s fires resulted in more than half a million people being treated for respiratory illnesses; carbon emissions that pushed the country to the top of the global league of emitters; and
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Palm Oil Alliance Initiates Blockchain Solution to Drive
More collaborators from across the palm oil supply chain are expected to join the alliance as it further develops an industry solution. "The key focus of Sustain is to promote collaboration and align efforts in solving issues by leveraging technology to address shared challenges in the supply chain," Apical Group president Yeo How said in a press release on Wednesday (12/09).
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Thailand: The new ‘frontier’ of CSPO production
Malaysia and Indonesia are renowned as strong production players in the certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) market but Thailand is emerging as the new frontier in Asia Pacific, according to the secretary general of RSPO. Southeast Asia has long housed the strongest CSPO producers, with Malaysia
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Greenpeace releases new evidence of rainforest
Home/Greenpeace releases new evidence of rainforest destruction in Greenpeace Southeast Asia Forest Team Leader. A policy statement released by Sinar Mas in early February and the GAR 2009 Annual Report presented today at its AGM claims commitments to the principles of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and a halt to clearing in High Conservation Value
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venth-generation-buys-sustainable-palm-kernal-oil-credits-for-entire-product-line.php. 4 Productivity and Potential Sustainability . The high photosynthetic rate of the oil palm enables it to produce between eight to ten times more oil per hectare per year (ha/yr) than other oil seeds such as rapeseed or soybean. It has an output-to-input energy ratio of 91, compared to 31 for other oilseed
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Can Palm Oil Plantations Come Clean? Science
ECOLOGY > Under fire for their poor environmental record, makers of the world's top vegetable oil are turning to scientists for advice on how to make their industry sustainable ![Figure][1] Bumper crop. Oil palm fruit bunches being moved by rail to the mill at United Plantations. CREDIT: R. STONE/SCIENCE TELUK INTAN, MALAYSIA— A canary-yellow machine lumbers onto a fallow oil palm
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Palm Oil Industry in Indonesia CPO Production & Export
Palm oil is one of the world's most produced and consumed oils. This cheap, production-efficient and highly stable oil is used in a wide variety of food, cosmetic and hygiene products, and can be used as source for bio-fuel or biodiesel. Most palm oil is produced in Asia, Africa and South America
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Effect of oil palm sustainability certification
Sustainability certification is the tool most used to fulfill these procurement policies, and around 20% of global palm oil production was certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in 2024. However, the effect of certification on deforestation in oil palm
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The Impacts of Oil Palm on Recent Deforestation
Our analysis reveals regional trends in deforestation associated with oil palm agriculture. In Southeast Asia, 45% of sampled oil palm plantations came from areas that were forests in 1989. For South America, the percentage was 31%. By contrast, in Mesoamerica and Africa, we observed only 2% and 7% of oil palm plantations coming from areas that
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Evolution of ACDP Indonesia: Journey of Knowledge to
Palm Oil: Facts and Figures on Trade and Sustainability"No trade barriers against Indonesian palm oil, the EU market remains open. The EU and Indonesia believe that sustainable palm oil directly contributes to poverty eradication, community development and the global effort to achieve the
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Sustainable Palm oil production
With the RSPO, WWF developed a set of international standards for responsible palm oil production. Producers that show they meet these criteria are able to sell certified sustainable palm oil
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Greenpeace Sustainable Brands
3 years ago Less than five months after the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) suspended Malaysian palm oil producer IOI Group’s certification, that suspension has been lifted much to the dismay of NGO campaigners. While the RSPO’s Complaints Panel has said it is “satisfied that IOI has met the conditions set out in its letter to IOI,” Greenpeace Indonesia and the Center
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P&G environmental sustainability
As members of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, we’re committed to sourcing our palm and palm derivatives responsibly. In areas like Malaysia and Indonesia—which houses our largest supply chain and has a high density of small farmers—we’re implementing local programs to build responsible agricultural practices. This will help
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