Opinion / #palm oil
Carbon & Climate
Malaysia’s carbon credit conundrum: State governments hold key to unlocking its potential
Malaysia is expected to launch its first local nature-based carbon credit but it faces a jurisdictional quagmire, wherein forest management is predominantly governed by state authorities.
Carbon & Climate
Bad signs of climate crisis policy from Indonesia’s Prabowo-Gibran presidential pair
The country’s presumed incoming leaders have said they would continue food estate projects that have caused deforestation, while Prabowo’s coal ties may make it hard for him to advance the energy transition. The public needs to speak up.
Food & Agriculture
A call to financial institutions: Work with palm oil stakeholders to scale climate action
EB Studio
Mutual benefits are assured when the financial sector collaborates with palm oil stakeholders. FIs can help smallholders secure credit, while getting access to data and insights required to make sound and profitable investment decisions.
Food & Agriculture
Bridging the gap for smallholders amidst tightening regulations
EB Studio
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil's Guntur Cahyo Prabowo argues why certified smallholders should be able to sell their produce under the European Union's new deforestation regulation, including via a RSPO smallholder credits system.
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Carbon & Climate
Why the palm oil industry needs targets for nature
24 March 2021
Food & Agriculture
Can palm oil become a sustainable investment?
17 March 2021
Food & Agriculture
Palm oil: Import bans pressure sustainability standards
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Mongabay founder Rhett A. Butler: 11 things to watch in 2021
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Food & Agriculture
India can stop palm oil deforestation in Southeast Asia
11 August 2020
Policy & Finance
Banks responsible for continuing deforestation in Southeast Asia
21 July 2020
Food & Agriculture
Coconut oil production threatens five times more species than palm oil
21 April 2020
Policy & Finance
Amid coronavirus, let's not forget about indigenous people
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Food & Agriculture
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