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Greenpeace considers this a major victory: two months ago, the environmental group targeted Nestle's use of palm oil with a purposely unsettling video that compared eating Kit - Kat bars to snacking on the bloodied appendages of orangutans.

Ferrero has disclosed the locations of 116 palm oil mills across the globe, shortly after the publication of a report by environmental group Greenpeace.

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Environmental campaign group Greenpeace has published a report indicating that major food producers, including Kellogg's, PepsiCo and Kraft Heinz, are failing in their promise to eliminate Indonesian palm oil from...

The assessment will be conducted by the Rainforest Alliance and will cover ten of Musim Mas Group's Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certified mills in Indonesia.

The Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG) is a collective of progressive palm oil companies and brands together with environmental and social NGOs that are working to build on the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil standards and commitments by both demonstrating innovation to implement RSPO existing standards as well as additional critical issPalm Oil Innovation Group (POIG) is a collective of progressive palm oil companies and brands together with environmental and social NGOs that are working to build on the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil standards and commitments by both demonstrating innovation to implement RSPO existing standards as well as additional critical issuOil Innovation Group (POIG) is a collective of progressive palm oil companies and brands together with environmental and social NGOs that are working to build on the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil standards and commitments by both demonstrating innovation to implement RSPO existing standards as well as additional critical isspalm oil companies and brands together with environmental and social NGOs that are working to build on the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil standards and commitments by both demonstrating innovation to implement RSPO existing standards as well as additional critical issuoil companies and brands together with environmental and social NGOs that are working to build on the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil standards and commitments by both demonstrating innovation to implement RSPO existing standards as well as additional critical issPalm Oil standards and commitments by both demonstrating innovation to implement RSPO existing standards as well as additional critical issuOil standards and commitments by both demonstrating innovation to implement RSPO existing standards as well as additional critical issues.

The Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG) welcomes the recent release of a report by Amnesty International exposing shocking labour violations — including children as young as 8 engaged in work that is hazardous to their health — in the palm oil secPalm Oil Innovation Group (POIG) welcomes the recent release of a report by Amnesty International exposing shocking labour violations — including children as young as 8 engaged in work that is hazardous to their health — in the palm oil sectOil Innovation Group (POIG) welcomes the recent release of a report by Amnesty International exposing shocking labour violations — including children as young as 8 engaged in work that is hazardous to their health — in the palm oil secpalm oil sectoil sector.

It builds upon other certification systems, such as the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil, and tackles some of the most challenging issues facing the palm oil sector, such as the destruction of high carbon stock forests and the abuse of the most vulnerable workers,» said Matthias Diemer, Chair of the Palm Oil Innovation GrPalm Oil, and tackles some of the most challenging issues facing the palm oil sector, such as the destruction of high carbon stock forests and the abuse of the most vulnerable workers,» said Matthias Diemer, Chair of the Palm Oil Innovation GroOil, and tackles some of the most challenging issues facing the palm oil sector, such as the destruction of high carbon stock forests and the abuse of the most vulnerable workers,» said Matthias Diemer, Chair of the Palm Oil Innovation Grpalm oil sector, such as the destruction of high carbon stock forests and the abuse of the most vulnerable workers,» said Matthias Diemer, Chair of the Palm Oil Innovation Grooil sector, such as the destruction of high carbon stock forests and the abuse of the most vulnerable workers,» said Matthias Diemer, Chair of the Palm Oil Innovation GrPalm Oil Innovation GroOil Innovation Group.

«The Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG) remains the gold standard for the production of responsible palm Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG) remains the gold standard for the production of responsible palm oOil Innovation Group (POIG) remains the gold standard for the production of responsible palm palm oiloil.

Today, the Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG) released a publication titled, «Palm Oil Innovations: Labour Rights» on the heels of the 14th annual meeting of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in Bangkok, Thailand which highlighted worker exploitation issues in the palm oil secPalm Oil Innovation Group (POIG) released a publication titled, «Palm Oil Innovations: Labour Rights» on the heels of the 14th annual meeting of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in Bangkok, Thailand which highlighted worker exploitation issues in the palm oil sectOil Innovation Group (POIG) released a publication titled, «Palm Oil Innovations: Labour Rights» on the heels of the 14th annual meeting of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in Bangkok, Thailand which highlighted worker exploitation issues in the palm oil secPalm Oil Innovations: Labour Rights» on the heels of the 14th annual meeting of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in Bangkok, Thailand which highlighted worker exploitation issues in the palm oil sectOil Innovations: Labour Rights» on the heels of the 14th annual meeting of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in Bangkok, Thailand which highlighted worker exploitation issues in the palm oil secPalm Oil (RSPO) in Bangkok, Thailand which highlighted worker exploitation issues in the palm oil sectOil (RSPO) in Bangkok, Thailand which highlighted worker exploitation issues in the palm oil secpalm oil sectoil sector.

Marking the occasion, the Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG), an initiative to reform the palm oil industry, is announcing new POIG members that are committing to drive much - needed transformation in the palm oil secPalm Oil Innovation Group (POIG), an initiative to reform the palm oil industry, is announcing new POIG members that are committing to drive much - needed transformation in the palm oil sectOil Innovation Group (POIG), an initiative to reform the palm oil industry, is announcing new POIG members that are committing to drive much - needed transformation in the palm oil secpalm oil industry, is announcing new POIG members that are committing to drive much - needed transformation in the palm oil sectoil industry, is announcing new POIG members that are committing to drive much - needed transformation in the palm oil secpalm oil sectoil sector.

Matthias Diemer, the Co-chair of the Palm Oil Innovation Group issued the following statement during the annual European meeting of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO):

«The Palm Oil Innovation Group welcomes the commitment by L'Oréal and Barry Callebaut to innovate and join the ranks of the most responsible companies in the palm oil supply chain.&raPalm Oil Innovation Group welcomes the commitment by L'Oréal and Barry Callebaut to innovate and join the ranks of the most responsible companies in the palm oil supply chain.&raqOil Innovation Group welcomes the commitment by L'Oréal and Barry Callebaut to innovate and join the ranks of the most responsible companies in the palm oil supply chain.&rapalm oil supply chain.&raqoil supply chain.»

At this year's meeting, underway in Bali, the Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG) offers the most broadly endorsed proposals yet for improving the effectiveness of existing certification systems.

London — Today, the Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG) announced that global companies L'Oréal and Barry Callebaut are the newest members of the leading initiative for responsibly produced palm Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG) announced that global companies L'Oréal and Barry Callebaut are the newest members of the leading initiative for responsibly produced palm oOil Innovation Group (POIG) announced that global companies L'Oréal and Barry Callebaut are the newest members of the leading initiative for responsibly produced palm palm oiloil.

It was established in 2004 by a group comprising of stakeholders in seven sectors of global supply chain business as a result of a worldwide call for sustainably produced palm oil.

That's when our group first participated in developing criteria for sustainability of palm oil.

He sees the Palm Done Right model as going beyond other certification systems, such as the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil's (RSPO) principles and criteria or the Palm Oil Innovation Group's (POIG) charter.

We also want to see more companies going further than the basic RSPO standard by becoming independently verified against the new RSPO NEXT standard or the Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG) Charter.

The Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG) is a multi-stakeholder initiative that strives to achieve the adoption of responsible palm oil production practices by key players in the supply chain through developing and sharing a credible and verifiable benchmark that builds upon the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), and creating and promoting innovatiPalm Oil Innovation Group (POIG) is a multi-stakeholder initiative that strives to achieve the adoption of responsible palm oil production practices by key players in the supply chain through developing and sharing a credible and verifiable benchmark that builds upon the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), and creating and promoting innovatioOil Innovation Group (POIG) is a multi-stakeholder initiative that strives to achieve the adoption of responsible palm oil production practices by key players in the supply chain through developing and sharing a credible and verifiable benchmark that builds upon the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), and creating and promoting innovatipalm oil production practices by key players in the supply chain through developing and sharing a credible and verifiable benchmark that builds upon the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), and creating and promoting innovatiooil production practices by key players in the supply chain through developing and sharing a credible and verifiable benchmark that builds upon the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), and creating and promoting innovatiPalm Oil (RSPO), and creating and promoting innovatioOil (RSPO), and creating and promoting innovations.

The Colombian - based DAABON Group, an early pioneer in organic palm, banana and coffee farming and production, has become the first company in the world to become certified under the RSPO NEXT scheme operated by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (Rpalm, banana and coffee farming and production, has become the first company in the world to become certified under the RSPO NEXT scheme operated by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RPalm Oil (RSPO)

His group and Sambanthamurthi's team applied that technique to five strains of oil palm, sampling the parent, a normal clone, and a mantled clone in each strain.

The IUCN, using data from British - based environmental group Earthsight, found that palm oil already covers 1,000 square kilometers of Central Africa and that 1 million square kilometers in the region are suitable for the crop.

Last week, Indonesia's chief natural resources minister, Rizal Ramli, told Parliament that Indonesia together with Malaysia is backing a new palm oil producing group.

It is a stinging irony that by far the biggest donor to BORA is the Sime Darby Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Sime Darby Group, based in Kuala Lumpur, one of the world's biggest producers of palm oil, the crop that led to the destruction of much of the rhino's rainforest home.

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To counter the damage to the environment, nonprofit environmental groups and palm oil manufacturers gathered in 2004 and established the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), a global certification body.10 They have created eight ecological principles with 39 criteria11 to prevent the negative environmental impacts of palm oil productpalm oil manufacturers gathered in 2004 and established the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), a global certification body.10 They have created eight ecological principles with 39 criteria11 to prevent the negative environmental impacts of palm oil productioil manufacturers gathered in 2004 and established the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), a global certification body.10 They have created eight ecological principles with 39 criteria11 to prevent the negative environmental impacts of palm oil productPalm Oil (RSPO), a global certification body.10 They have created eight ecological principles with 39 criteria11 to prevent the negative environmental impacts of palm oil productiOil (RSPO), a global certification body.10 They have created eight ecological principles with 39 criteria11 to prevent the negative environmental impacts of palm oil productpalm oil productioil production.

The rats were given heated palm oil for 16 weeks, with one group also being given a supplement of virgin coconut oil.

None of these groups have set up policies to avoid sourcing palm oil from companies that might violate BNP's sustainability commitments.

BNP holds shares in Uni-President Enterprises, Sarawak Oil Palms and Emami Group.

Recent Exhibitions 2017 Falkengalerie, Stein am Rhein, Germany Banca intermobiliare di investimenti Lugano, Switzerland Arte Genova 13, Art Fair Genova, Italy 2016 Fugo Diethelm, Mühlau, Switzerland Galerie f 5, Lucerne, Switzerland Kunstsupermarkt Solothurn, Switzerland Kunstwarenhaus Zürich, Switzerland Featured on ABC «Blood and Oil» Featured on «The King of 7B» Featured on «Grace and Frankie» Affordable Art Fair New York, NY Galerie - Beck, Saarbrücken, Germany 2015 Migros Kulturprozent Zugerland, Switzerland Love Art Fair Toronto Affordable Art Fair New York, NY LA Art Show International Art Fair, Los Angeles 2014 Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles Houston Fine Art Fair, Texas Kunstwarenhaus Zürich, Switzerland Love Art Fair Toronto Who's Who Deutschland (Germany) 2013 Galleria Alter Ego, Ponte Tresa, Switzerland 13 Schweizer Kunstraum, Lausanne, Switzerland Femmes Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles Kunstwarenhaus Zürich, Switzerland Flussreif in Berikon, Switzerland Ateliernacht im Freiamt, Switzerland Kunst - Supermarkt Solothurn, Switzerland 2012 Affordable Art Fair Los Angeles Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles Galerie Katapult, Basel, Switzerland 2011 Kunst - Supermarkt Solothurn, Switzerland Kunstwarenhaus Zurich, Switzerland Zugermesse, Switzerland 2010 Kunstwarenhaus, Zürich, Switzerland Ennenda, Switzerland Zentrum Aettenbühl Sins CH Louvre, Salon de la Culture, Paris, France 2009 International Art Fair, Europ Art Geneva, Switzerland Palm Art Award, Leipzig, Germany Kunst - Supermarkt Solothurn, Switzerland Porto Ceresio Italy Galerie Tedden Düsseldorf, Germany Galerie Katapult, Basel, Switzerland Who «s Who Deutschland (Germany) 2008 Chunschtspycher Bettmeralp, Switzerland Bad Ditzenbach Germany Porto Ceresio Italy Forum Zugerland Migros Kulturprozent, Switzerland Kunst - Supermarkt Solothurn, Switzerland 2007 International Art Fair ROTTERDAM, Holland Kulturachse Horw: art five, Switzerland Acquisition by STATE MUSEUM HALIFAX, Nova Scotia Art Fair Zug Design, Switzerland Vita Solothurn Gallery, Switzerland 2006 International Art Fair EUROP «Art Genève International Art Fair ART SALZBURG, Austria International Art Fair ART MARBELLA, Spain Müllerhaus Lenzburg group exhibition CH 2005 International Art Fair ART GALLERY Montreux, Switzerland 2005 Porto Ceresio Italy Kulturschür Windisch, Switzerland 2004 Bahnhofgalerie, Sins, Switzerland 2003 Keller Galerie, Zürich, Switzerland 2002 Bahnhofgalerie, Sins, Switzerland 2001 Jugendseelsorge, Zürich, Switzerland 2000 Zentrum Aettenbühl, Sins, Switzerland About the gallery: Artspace Warehouse is one of the world's leading galleries for savvy contemporary art collectors.

Selected Exhibitions 2009 Zenith Gallery, Washington, DC, For Real, group exhibit 2008 Zenith Gallery, Washington, DC, What Remains: The American Landscape Portfolio Edition, solo exhibit Zenith Gallery, Washington, DC, Trees of Life, 30th Anniversary Show, group exhibit 2007 Zenith Gallery, Washington, DC, What Remains: The American Landscape, solo exhibit 2006 Zenith Gallery, Washington, DC, 28th Anniversary Exhibition, group exhibit 2005 Zenith Gallery, Washington, DC, Into the Minds of Nine, group exhibit Zenith Gallery, Washington, DC, La vie quotidienne: Scenes from Paris to Provence, solo exhibit Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Portraits North, Lexington, MA, 22nd Annual Portrait Show 2004 Land Trust of Virginia, Middleburg, VA, Vanishing Landscapes 2004, group exhibit Parker Gallery, Washington, DC, Beyond Brittany: 1977 - 1979, group exhibit Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Portraits North, Lexington, MA, 21st Annual Portrait Show Zenith Gallery, Washington, DC, Zenith Style: Art & Craft for Home & Office, group exhibit Zenith Gallery, Washington, DC, This Land is Your Land, This Land is My Land, group exhibit 2003 Bermuda National Gallery, Hamilton, Bermuda, Inside & Out, House & Home, group exhibit Zenith Gallery, Washington, DC, Near and Far: Recent Landscape Paintings, solo exhibit Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Portraits North, Lexington, MA, 20th Annual Portrait Show 2002 Land Trust of Virginia, Middleburg, VA, Vanishing Landscapes Zenith Gallery, Washington, DC, The Dog Days of Summer Zenith Gallery, Washington, DC, New Artists... New Space, Summer Show 2002 2002 Hilligoss Galleries, Chicago, IL, Oil Painters of America, Eleventh Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Portraits North, Lexington, MA, 19th Annual Portrait Show 2001 National Park Academy of the Arts, Jackson Hole, WY, Arts for the Parks Top 100 Tour Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association, Alexandria, VA, Contemporary Realism: A Survey of Washington Area Artists Zantman Art Galleries, Palm Desert, CA, Oil Painters of America, Tenth Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils Howard / Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA, Paintings of the American Landscape Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Portraits North, Lexington, MA, 18th Annual Portrait Show 2000 National Park Academy of the Arts, Jackson Hole, WY, Arts for the Parks Top 100 Tour Rock Creek Gallery, Washington, DC, Studio 310 Reunion Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Portraits North, Lexington, MA, 17th Annual Portrait Show Spectrum Gallery, Washington, DC, Spectrum Plus Howard / Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA, Paintings of the American Landscape Zenith Gallery, Washington, DC, Zenith Gallery at 22 1999 National Park Academy of the Arts, Jackson Hole, WY, Arts for the Parks Top 100 Tour, recipient of the Steven L. Aschenbrenner Collector's Award Zenith Gallery, Washington, DC, New Works for the Millenium Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Portraits North, Lexington, MA, 16th Annual Portrait Show Howard / Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA, Paintings of the American Landscape 1998 Byrne Gallery, Middleburg, VA, Lightmotifs, solo exhibit Mystic Maritime Gallery, Mystic, CT, 19th Annual International Marine Art Exhibition Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Portraits North, Lexington, MA, 15th Annual Portrait Show Howard / Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA, Paintings of the American Landscape Howard / Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA, Paintings of the American Landscape 1997 Arts Club of Washington, Washington DC, Luminous Journeys, solo exhibit Ballantyne & Douglass Fine Art Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR, featured artist The Artists» Museum, Washington, DC Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Portraits North, Lexington, MA, 14th Annual Portrait Show Morgan Peyton Fine Arts, Charleston, WVA, Journeys through the Virginias, solo exhibit Dimock Gallery, George Washington University, Washington, DC, faculty exhibit Howard / Mandville Gallery, Edmonds, WA, Paintings of the American Landscape 1996 Howard / Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA, Pleasures of the Garden Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Portraits North, Lexington, MA, 13th Annual Portrait Show Howard / Mandville Gallery, Edmonds, WA, 2nd Annual Paintings of the American Landscape Gallery 4, Alexandria, VA, Landscapes Cudahy Gallery, Richmond, VA, 15th Anniversary Celebration Charles County Community College, La Plata, MD, Landscapes, solo exhibit 1995 Cudahy Gallery, Richmond, VA, Landscapes 1994 Hollis Taggart Gallery, Washington, DC, Portraits Montgomery County College, Rockville, MD, George Washington Faculty Exhibit DeMatteis Gallery, Annapolis MD, The Figure Fine Arts Gallery, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, Portraiture, co-curator 1993 Dimock Gallery, George Washington University, Washington, DC, faculty exhibit 1992 Fine Arts Gallery, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, faculty exhibit Dimock Gallery, George Washington University, Washington, DC, faculty exhibit 1991 Fine Arts Gallery, Georgetown University, Washington, DC Dimock Gallery, George Washington University, Washington, DC, faculty exhibit 1989 Plum Gallery, Kensington, MD, Capital Image 1989 Cudahy Gallery, Richmond, VA, National Portrait Exhibit Dimock Gallery, George Washington University, Washington, DC, faculty exhibit 1988 Fine Arts Gallery, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, Images of Georgetown, A Bicentennial Celebration 1986 Dimock Gallery, George Washington University, Washington, DC, Alumni Juried Exhibition 1985 Gallery 4, Alexandria, VA, Washington Landscapes Plum Gallery, Kensington, MD, The Capitol Image Today 1985 The Times Journal Co., Springfield, VA, In and Around Washington 1984 St. Petersburg Historical Society, St. Petersburg, FL 1984 Dimock Gallery, George Washington University, Washington, DC, Alumni Juried Exhibition Strathmore Hall, Rockville, MD, Metro Art Fairfax County Council of the Arts, Fairfax, VA, juried exhibit curated by Michael Botwinick, director, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC World Bank Art Society, Washington, DC 1983 Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA, Areawide Painting Exhibition, juried by Frederick Brandt, curator, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA American Artists Professional League, New York, NY, Juried Grand National Exhibition Twentieth Century Gallery, Williamsburg, VA

Less than a month ago, the environmental watchdog group Forest Heroes launched a campaign targeting the Indonesian palm oil producer Astra Agro Lestari, and its parent company Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd..

The destruction of a government - funded test of a genetically modified wheat variety in Australia on July 14 threatens to completely marginalize the group, and presumably will undercut its credibility when it takes stands on other issues, from climate to palm oil.

Instead of going to school, many children are forced to work on the oil palm plantations of the Wilmar Group and affiliated companies.

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A computer illustration created by the wildlife activist group WWF - Indonesia using Google Earth provides a tour of Sumatran rain forest areas at risk of destruction by logging companies and palm oil producers.

Nestle made a similar pledge earlier this year after a brutalizing social media campaign that lasted for months while Unilever, the world's biggest palm oil buyer, has been working closely with green groups for years.

(09/21/2011) To encourage uptake of palm oil that is less damaging to the environment, the European Union (EU) should lift the import duty on palm oil certified under Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), said a Dutch industry grpalm oil that is less damaging to the environment, the European Union (EU) should lift the import duty on palm oil certified under Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), said a Dutch industry grooil that is less damaging to the environment, the European Union (EU) should lift the import duty on palm oil certified under Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), said a Dutch industry grpalm oil certified under Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), said a Dutch industry grooil certified under Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), said a Dutch industry grPalm Oil (RSPO), said a Dutch industry groOil (RSPO), said a Dutch industry group.

Deutsche Bank has told Friends of the Earth Europe and Rainforest Rescue that it sold its shares in the Indonesian palm oil supplier Bumitama following months of campaigning by the two groups.

The impasse has apparently produced a «toothless» (as one observer describes it) agreement to convene a second GHG working group to keep deliberating on GHG emissions of oil palm.

Environmental groups within RSPO tried to mandate that future oil palm expansion can only occur on land with net carbon storage lower than oil palm (less than 40 tons of carbon per hectare averaged over the 25 - 30 year lifespan of an plantation).

But the good news for tropical forests was tempered by developments including Indonesia announcing its intentions to open up more than 2 million hectares of carbon - dense peatlands to old palm development; the collapse in law enforcement in Madagascar, contributing to an explosion of commercial timber (and lemur) harvesting in that country's spectacular rainforest parks; a breakdown at the RSPO meeting over efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from palm oil production; violent conflict in Peru between government security forces and indigenous groups over land rights and resource extraction; massive foreign land acquisitions in the Congo Basin; dodgy REDD dealings in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea; and large - scale expansion of oil palm agriculture in the Amazon.

But environmental groups said the assumptions underlying the EPA's conclusion were too conservative, noting that the agency expects only nine percent of palm oil expansion in Malaysia and 13 percent in Indonesia to occur on peatlands.

«It is a disturbing development to see a politically motivated group like ALEC join forces with the shadowy palm oil lobby from Malaysia and Indonesia as well as with huge agribusiness companies Cargill and Wilmar to pressure the EPA to overturn what is supposed to be a science - based decision made in the best interests of the American people,» said Laurel Sutherlin with the Rainforest Action Network, in a statement.

In response to the Commission's creation, 29 Peruvian civil society organizations, including EIA and Aidesep (the Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Amazon), sent a letter to the government of Peru demanding that the Multisectoral Commission on Oil Palm include the participation of relevant stakeholders, including indigenous groups, NGOs, and academics — all with expertise and a stake in development of the Amazon region and forest protection.

Auditors and the breakdown of oversight in the RSPO, campaigners detail the effective lack of oversight within the international scheme to promote and certify «sustainable» palm oil suppliers, in the midst of annual meetings of the group in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...

No civil society or indigenous groups have been invited to participate in the commission, essentially excluding the voice of the people most affected by oil palm expansion in the Peruvian Amazon.

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