Students’ palm oil performance: School apologised to me, minister says
An international school has apologised over its students’ performance that Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok had criticised as allegedly being “anti-palm oil”, she said today.Malay Mail, 06 July 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, anti palm oil
Students’ palm oil performance: School apologised to me, minister says
An international school has apologised over its students’ performance that Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok had criticised as allegedly being “anti-palm oil”, she said today.Malay Mail, 06 July 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, anti palm oil
Flawed commentary on sustainability derailing debate on Mercosur trade deal
Ireland will have to make a decision and should do so on the facts and not on the basis of the false claims that are being made.Irish Times, 05 July 2019
Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Paraguay, Uruguay, Beef, beef trade, deforestation, amazon
Everything for Malaysian palm oil – Nation
Malaysia continues to intensify its efforts to convince the world that the palm oil industry is sustainable, says Teresa Kok.Vaaju, 05 July 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, palm oil ban
Hogan rejects ‘inaccurate’ criticism of EU-Mercosur deal
European Union agriculture commissioner Phil Hogan has rejected criticism of the EU/Latin American Mercusor trade deal, saying critics are exploiting environmental concerns to block efforts to boost free trade.Irish Times, 05 July 2019
Europe, Brazil, Venezuela, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, Beef, beef trade, deforestation, amazon
First third party verified certificate of legal origin in DRC!
The company CFT has obtained the “Legal Source TM” certificate for its forestry activities in DRC. It’s an excellent news from this country where serious companies of the forest and wood sector are eagerly searching to improve their image.ATIBT, 05 July 2019
Democratic Republic of Congo, Timber, legal source
Sime Darby Plantation strengthens policy on suppliers who violate no-deforestation commitments
Sime Darby Plantation (SDP) recently published its ‘Working with Suppliers to Draw the Line on Deforestation’ policy statement to strengthen its commitment to achieve a sustainable supply chain.Eco-Business, 05 July 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, NDPE
Will exporting beef to China cause deforestation in Bolivia?
The recent Belt and Road Forum in Beijing brought news that Bolivian meat will soon start to be sold in China. The new market will bring opportunity to livestock farmers, but unless they migrate to more sustainable production, serious deforestation may also result. In the last two decades, livestock caused 60% of deforestation in the country – similar to Brazil and Colombia.Dialogo Chino, 05 July 2019
Bolivia, Beef, beef trade, deforestation , Amazon
Public Consultation on RSPO Supply Chain Certification Standard
The Supply Chain Certification Task Force (SCCS TF) was established in April 2019 with the aim to review, integrate, and update the RSPO Supply Chain Certification Standard (SCCS) documents, including SCC in the Principles and Criteria (P&C) 2018. The Task Force has also evaluated the current practices and procedures related to SCC and made recommendations on changes to facilitate its implementation in palm oil supply chains.RSPO, 05 July 2019
, Palm Oil, public consultation, RSPO
Climate Weekly: No time for consensus
One area where climate often feels like an afterthought is in trade deals. Brazil has promised to honour the Paris Agreement in the provisionally inked Mercosur-EU pact, yet the Bolsonaro administration pursues policies that enable the destruction of Amazon rainforest.Climate Change News, 05 July 2019
Europe, Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Beef, EU, mercosur
Italian ambassador lauds Malaysia's efforts on sustainable palm oil
Malaysia is on the right path to get its palm oil production and the oil palm industry certified to ensure that the country's palm oil is recognised as a sustainable commodity, says Italian Ambassador to Malaysia Cristiano Maggipinto.Malaysia Kini, 05 July 2019
Italy, Malaysia, Palm Oil, MSPO
Forget Europe, it’s a lost cause, says palm oil certification chief
NORTH America, Japan and South Korea are among the new, growing markets for sustainable palm oil that Malaysia should focus its energies on developing instead of obsessing over Europe, said the world’s top sustainable palm oil certification body. The comment from Bakhtiar Talhah, CEO of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), comes as Malaysia struggles to keep access to the European Union, its second largest customer for crude palm oil (CPO).The Malaysian Insight , 05 July 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, palm oil trade
Climate Weekly: No time for consensus
One area where climate often feels like an afterthought is in trade deals. Brazil has promised to honour the Paris Agreement in the provisionally inked Mercosur-EU pact, yet the Bolsonaro administration pursues policies that enable the destruction of Amazon rainforest.Climate Change News, 05 July 2019
Europe, Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Beef, EU trade deal, mercosur deal
Malaysia struggles with its dubious reputation for palm oil
Malaysia is not happy with how the rest of the world perceives its biggest export – palm oil. Although protests against the rapid deforestation of rainforests to make way for palm oil plantations have been ongoing for years (and we've been writing about palm oil's devastating impact on TreeHugger for just as long), it has only become a mainstream environmental topic in the last several years.Tree Hugger, 04 July 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, palm oil ban
Kok defends criticism of international school over dim view of palm oil, says prompted by parent complaint
Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok insisted today she was not restricting academic freedom by criticising an international school over a student performance that portrayed palm oil negatively.Malay Mail, 04 July 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, anti palm oil
Teresa to lead new round of lobbying on palm oil in EU this November
Malaysia palm oil delegation will head to Europe in November to meet the new European commissioners and parliamentarians for a fresh round of lobbying, said Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok.Bernama, 04 July 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, palm oil ban
Expert slams EU for anti-palm oil rule without consulting producers
A Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) expert has slammed the European Commission for a recent regulation labelling palm oil as unsustainable.Free Malaysia Today, 04 July 2019
Malaysia, Europe, Palm Oil, anti palm oil, palm oil ban
Criticism is against unsustainable palm oil, not palm oil as a whole
It is the government that is desperately peddling falsehood in favour of supporting earnings from this monoculture ventured into without sufficient caution, and controls. The palm oil industry has fallen victim to its own greed and should not vent it out on honest students.Malaysia Kini, 04 July 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, palm oil ban, anti palm oil
Kok defends criticism of international school over dim view of palm oil, says prompted by parent complaint
Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok insisted today she was not restricting academic freedom by criticising an international school over a student performance that portrayed palm oil negatively.Malay Mail, 04 July 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, anti palm oil
Teresa to lead new round of lobbying on palm oil in EU this November
Malaysia palm oil delegation will head to Europe in November to meet the new European commissioners and parliamentarians for a fresh round of lobbying, said Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok.Bernama, 04 July 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, palm oil ban
Traceability, data offers key to reducing deforestation risk from beef product trade
Increased cattle production in Brazil may raise the risk of deforestation to meet feed needs; however, increasing industry transparency and cattle tracking could alleviate some of that risk, says analyst.Feed Navigator, 04 July 2019
Brazil, Beef, deforestion, Traceability
Teresa to lead new round of lobbying on palm oil in EU this November
Malaysia palm oil delegation will head to Europe in November to meet the new European commissioners and parliamentarians for a fresh round of lobbying, said Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok.Bernama, 04 July 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, palm oil ban
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
In 2018, Cameroon headed the Top10 wood suppliers to Vietnam
Cameroon headed the top10 of Vietnam’s wood suppliers in 2018, the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) reveals in its sectoral report covering the June 16-30, 2019 period. Let’s note that despite the FLEGT (Forest Law for Enforcement, Governance and Trade) regulation deemed more stringent on the origin of wood imported by the European Union, this common area remained the leading destination for Cameroonian woods in 2018. China came second according to figures published by the ITTO.Business in Cameroon, 03 July 2019
Cameroon, Viet Nam, Europe, Timber, ITTO, FLEGT
Yoursay: Improve work conditions and cut reliance on imported labour
‘Gov’t should help fund research into automation of the entire palm oil production.’Malaysia Kini, 03 July 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, working condition, labour