Palm Oil , CO2 Emissions and the EPA
A team from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will soon visit Malaysia to learn from close range the global warming potential of the oil palm industry. Over the past few years, US experts have studied the oil palm plantation industry from a distant using satellite images of areas covered under forest, or agriculture such...
Noise Makers Should be Certified
The palm oil industry practices are often targeted by Western Environmental NGOs (WENGOs) who attack the industry by using the internet or social media indicating the lack of credibility and seriousness of their claims or allegations. Occasionally, some non-mainstream newspapers are used to disseminate the messages. The industry becomes concerned by the black wash which...
Does Forestry in Developing Countries Create Deforestation? New Study Says No.
One of the arguments used by advocates of forest certification systems is that certification prevents deforestation and a range of impacts, including climate impacts, associated with deforestation. A new study, however, argues that active forestry is not a cause either of deforestation or, by extension, climate impacts. The study by Winrock International used NASA satellites...
Good News From Rio
World leaders at Rio+20 endorsed a statement on fighting poverty and upholding food security. THE recent multinational environmental summit held in Rio proved a remarkable victory for the developing world. There is now a greater degree of clarity when it comes to the global economic and social agenda. The interests and perspectives of the residents...
Countries at a Disadvantage for Maintaining Large Forest Cover
Palm oil continues to be in demand in all world regional markets despite the active campaigns by green western NGOs to cast negative aspersions on the commodity. Perhaps, consumers have become doubtful of the information propagated by the green western NGOs. These NGOs are good at deceiving others by creating wrong perceptions and often reporting...
Palm Oil as a Model for Sustainable Growth
Finding equilibrium between business and environmental preservation has presented a challenge, but through great initiative Malaysia’s palm oil industry is achieving the balance Dr. Yusof Basiron, CEO of MPOC The Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) leads a host of initiatives to ensure a sustainable and balanced future for the industry, for growers reliant upon the...
