Comments on the IUCN Report: “Oil Palm and Biodiversity”
The new IUCN Report Oil Palm and Biodiversity has generated a considerable response in both the French and English media. This includes outlets such as…
The new IUCN Report Oil Palm and Biodiversity has generated a considerable response in both the French and English media. This includes outlets such as…
The Haze Season Campaign Begins The end of the dry season is approaching in Southeast Asia. For many countries it also represents the beginning of…
Is GAR attacking Greenpeace? Golden Agri Resources appears to have lost its patience with the ‘no palm oil’ campaigns in the European Union. Its sustainability…
Investors lobby RSPO: Why didn’t they just join? A group of investors sent a letter to RSPO last week, calling on the certification body to…
The revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED) that emerged from the European Union recently has provided some direction on where the European biofuels market will head…
New biodiesel mandates in Indonesia and Malaysia The biggest news in palm-based biodiesel – surprisingly – has nothing to do with the European Union. Instead,…
Zero Deforestation Comes to the Soy Market The past few weeks have seen a number of new developments on ‘zero deforestation’ initiatives, but this time…
Malaysia right to be wary of France Malaysia’s Ministry of Primary Industries has issued a statement in response to a comment by the French Ambassador…
EU-Indonesia Negotiations Update The Indonesia-EU trade agreement negotiations re-started at the beginning of last week in Brussels. The new round comes after what seemed to…
FTAs and Palm Oil Sustainability The completion of the RED negotiations means that NGOs are having to move on to other targets in the palm…
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