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Palm oil plantations, typically monoculture crops are under increasing scrutiny for their effects on the environment, including loss of carbon-sequestering, biodiverse forest land. [2] There is also concern over displacement and disruption of human and animal populations due to palm oil cultivation.
Members of the RSPO include palm oil producers, environmental groups, and manufacturers who use palm oil in their products.No mention to well documented nocive health effects of palm oil is made by the organization, however. [126] [127] [123] In 2014, Indonesia accounted for 40% of global palm oil production and 44% of the total RSPO-certified ...
Members of the RSPO include palm oil producers, environmental groups, and manufacturers who use palm oil in their products.No mention to well documented nocive health effects of palm oil is made by the organization, however. [5] [6] [2] In 2014, Indonesia accounted for 40% of global palm oil production and 44% of the total RSPO-certified areas. [7]
The social and environmental impact of oil palm cultivation is a highly controversial topic. [61] [62] Oil palm is a valuable economic crop and provides a major source of employment. It allows many small landholders to participate in the cash economy and often results in the upgrade of the infrastructure (schools, roads, telecommunications ...
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British colonial deforestation efforts began in 1880 and were rapidly driven by commercial rubber and palm oil cultivation. Between 1990 and 2010, Malaysia lost an estimated 8.6% of its forest cover, or around 1,920,000 hectares (4,700,000 acres). [1] Logging and land clearing has particularly been driven by the palm oil sector. World Bank ...
In northern Peru, the World Bank's business-lending arm is part owner of the Yanacocha gold mine, accused by impoverished farming communities of despoiling their land in pursuit of the precious ore. The bank and IFC have stepped up investments in projects deemed to have a high risk of serious and environment damage, including oil pipelines, mines and even coal-fired power plants, an ...
When looking at the data however, it has been shown that the environmental cost to produce the infrastructure and energy required for third generation biofuel production, are higher than the benefits provided from the biofuels use. [107] The European Commission has officially approved a measure to phase out palm oil-based biofuels by 2030.