Sentences with phrase «palm oil expansion»

Another would protect intact land from palm oil expansion with consultation from indigenous communities.

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.

The EU consumes 40 % more palm oil (for food, fuel and cosmetics) today compared to 6 years ago, despite continual warnings about the unsustainability of palm oil expansion.

Not only that, the increase in demand for vegetable oil for EU biodiesel has serious knock - on effects, indirectly driving palm oil expansion globally.

The establishment of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in 2004 set up voluntary guidelines for «greener» palm oil production and has tried to encourage palm oil expansion in a «sustainable» way that doesn't ruin primary rain forests or violate the land rights of local people.

In the end, it seems that unchecked industrial palm oil expansion is neither sustainable nor particularly beneficial to local communities.

Global Witness exposé reveals violence, threats, and false promises driving rapid palm oil expansion in Liberia

Rolf Skar from Greenpeace: «Kerumutan and Bukit Tigapuluh are just two of many endangered forests being decimated by Sinar Mas for paper and palm oil expansion.