Orangutan habitats being cleared in areas near palm oil mills, report finds
A new study identifies the palm oil mills in Indonesia with the most clearance of orangutan habitat happening around them.Mongabay, 18 July 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, orangutan, palm oil plantation
Indonesia could halt palm oil shipments to Europe
Last week, President Joko Widodo told Bloomberg he would fight any EU discrimination against palm oil as there are 16 million farmers and workers in the sector, calling it a strategic commodity for Indonesia.Straits Times, 18 July 2019
Indonesia, Europe, Palm Oil, palm oil ban
Orangutan habitats being cleared in areas near palm oil mills, report finds
Rainforest clearance during the month of May destroyed orangutan habitat near 144 different palm oil mills in Indonesia, according to a report by MapHubs, an open-data platform and technology company that monitors natural resources.EnviroLink, 17 July 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, orang utan, palm oil plantation
Balancing palm oil and protected forests to conserve orangutans
Orangutan populations have decreased in fragmented forest areas near palm oil plantations, but they have remained fairly stable in protected forests, giving conservationists some hope for the species' future amid continued decline, according to a new study.Environmental Health News, 17 July 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, orangutan, palm oil plantation
Balancing palm oil and protected forests to conserve orangutans
Orangutan populations have decreased in fragmented forest areas near palm oil plantations, but they have remained fairly stable in protected forests, giving conservationists some hope for the species' future amid continued decline, according to a new study.Environmental Health News, 17 July 2019
Indonesia, Malaysia, Palm Oil, orangutan, palm oil plantation
International - Malaysia, Indonesia to fight planned EU palm oil phase-out at WTO
The Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) said Indonesia and Malaysia will cooperate when filing complaints at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) against the planned phased out of the commodity under the European Union's Renewable Energy.Agra-Net, 17 July 2019
Malaysia, Indonesia, Europe, Palm Oil, palm oil ban, EU ban
Indonesia supports outcome of palm oil producing countries' meeting
Indonesian Palm Oil Businessmen Association (GAPKI) General Chairman Joko Supriyanto affirmed that the association, representing the palm oil industry players, fully supported the result of the Palm Oil Producing Countries' (CPOPC's) meeting.Antara News, 17 July 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, Palm Oil Producing Countries, CPOPC, ASEAN
Indonesia joins Malaysia in fight against EU palm oil restrictions
INDONESIA has joined Malaysia in its challenge of the European Union (EU) Delegated Act, which curbs palm oil use in biofuels, through the World Trade Organisation’s Dispute Settlement Body, as well as other possible avenues.The Malaysian Insight , 16 July 2019
Indonesia, Malaysia, Europe, Palm Oil, palm oil ban
Yusof Basiron to lead CPOPC secretariat for 3 years
Palm oil industry stalwart Tan Sri Dr. Yusof Basiron is now the new Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) executive director for three years to 2022. In the statement, Malaysia's Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok and Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution announced appointment of the CPOPC Secretariat Members from mid-2019 to mid-2022.New Straits Times, 16 July 2019
Malaysia, Indonesia, Palm Oil, CPOPC, Council od Palm Oil Producing Countries
Malaysia, Indonesia to challenge EU’s biofuel regulation at WTO
Both Malaysia and Indonesia are committed to challenge the European Union (EU) Delegated Act that curbs palm oil use in biofuels through the World Trade Organisation Dispute Settlement Body as well as other possible avenues. They are also currently reviewing their relationship with the EU and its member states, the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) said in a statement today following the 7th Ministerial Meeting of the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) held here.Nam News Network, 16 July 2019
Malaysia, Indonesia, Europe, Palm Oil, palm oil ban
Malaysia, Indonesia to challenge EU’s biofuel regulation at WTO
Both Malaysia and Indonesia are committed to challenge the European Union (EU) Delegated Act that curbs palm oil use in biofuels through the World Trade Organisation Dispute Settlement Body as well as other possible avenues. They are also currently reviewing their relationship with the EU and its member states, the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) said in a statement today following the 7th Ministerial Meeting of the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) held here.Nam News Network, 16 July 2019
Malaysia, Indonesia, Europe, Palm Oil, palm oil ban
‘Impossible for palm oil farmers to harm environment’: acting Aceh governor
Acting Aceh governor Nova Iriansyah has lashed out at the notion that oil palm plantations in the province contributed to environmental degradation, saying it was impossible for Acehnese farmers to harm the environment.Line Today, 16 July 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, palm oil production, EU ban
EU biofuel policy faces palm oil backlash from Indonesia
Indonesia’s newly re-elected president, Joko Widodo, has vowed to fight the European Union over plans to restrict the use of palm oil in biofuels.Portal Macauba, 15 July 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, palm oil ban, EU ban
Palm oil exports dented by regulations in destination nations
The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (Gapki) pointed to a decline in Indonesia’s palm oil exports, pressured by unfavorable regulations in some export destination countries.Business Breaking News, 15 July 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, palm oil trade
The real victims of the palm oil industry are orangutans
Many people are lured to Indonesia and Malaysia because of the palm oil industry. But orangutans like Hope are the real victims, says Hannah Beech.Independent, 12 July 2019
Indonesia, Malaysia, Palm Oil, orangutan, palm oil plantation
Making peace with oil palm
Oil palm is one of the most controversial crops today, because the plantations often replace tropical rainforests rich in biodiversity. Vast swaths of Indonesia and Malaysia are given over to the crop. But a growing number of scientists say it's time to work with oil palm companies to make the best of a bad situation.Science Mag, 12 July 2019
Malaysia, Indonesia, Palm Oil, sustainable palm oil
Can jurisdictional certification curb palm oil deforestation in Indonesia? (commentary)
The authors say the jurisdictional certification pilots of the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) represent a promising new approach to these issues. The RSPO pilot in Seruyan — a district that has experienced many of these problems — has led to several innovations, including an agricultural facility that provides technical support to smallholders while managing funds received from companies, implementation of the “jurisdiction-wide environmental protection plan” regulation, a mechanism for resolving land conflicts, and a method for mapping and registering independent smallholders.Mongabay, 10 July 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, jursidictional certification, deforestation
The Smallholders Insisted the Sustainable Palm Oil Commitment from the Buyers in European Union
Manager Group of Petani Sawit Awadaya, Asosiasi Amanah, H. Narno in the Sustainable Palm Oil Dialogue in Utrech, Netherland that RSPO, EPOA, and IDH proposed, told that the smallholders in Indonesia are really committed to implement the sustainable palm oil.Palm Oil Magazine, 09 July 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, palm oil ban, EU ban, sustainable palm oil, RSPO
Indigenous People In Kalimantan and Papua Fight Against Palm Oil Plantations
Indigenous People In Kalimantan and Papua Fight Against Palm Oil Plantations.Engage Media , 03 July 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, Indigenous People, RSPO
Indigenous Iban community defends rainforests, but awaits lands rights recognition
Over the past half century the rainforests of Borneo have been logged, strip-mined, burned, and converted for monoculture plantations. The forests that local people primarily relied upon for sustenance are now felled to feed commodities into the global market.Mongabay, 01 July 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, Indigenous People, deforestation
Displaced by Palm Oil: Indonesia's last Orangutans
This week’s Photogenie theme is titled Disruptive Dependence. Through visual stories, our curators research the question “How is agricultural production affecting communities and the environment?”PhotoGenie, 26 June 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, palm oil plantation, orangutan
ASEAN Summit Highlights Palm Oil Discrimination Issue
The European Union’s (EU) discriminatory policy on palm oil that besetting Indonesia and Malaysia was discussed during the 34th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok. Countries leaders and government of ASEAN member states acknowledged the issue on market access and discriminatory act against palm oil.Eco Daily, 25 June 2019
Malaysia, Indonesia, Palm Oil, palm oil ban
Europe’s Food Imports Devour Rain Forests
Human appetites drive global rainforest destruction. Now science has measured how Europe’s food imports leave scorched tropical soils and greenhouse gases.Good Men Project, 20 June 2019
Brazil, Indonesia, Beef, Soy, Palm Oil, deforestation
UK and Indonesia agree to deepen partnership
UK and Indonesia agree to deepen partnership placeholder Delegations of the Governments of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Indonesia met in London on 17 June 2019.Mirage News, 19 June 2019
United Kingdom, Indonesia, Timber, FLEGT
Cargill calls for better cooperation to protect forests
Cargill is investing $ 30 million to stop deforestation, according to a recent blog post from company chairman and CEO David MacLennan. And the CEO is asking other companies to also take action. The announcement comes nearly 5 years after Cargill signed the New York Declaration on Forests at the United Nations Climate Summit. With this, Cargill would do its part in slowing, halting and reversing global forest loss, while enhancing food security for all.All About Feed, 19 June 2019
Indonesia, Brazil, Palm Oil, corporate responsibility, cargill