How can we help the palm oil crisis?

Look for the RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil) trademark on products you purchase. Take action against corporations sourcing material from endangered forests. Learn more on the Greenpeace website. Contact political representatives to advocate for the mandatory labeling of palm oil.

What is the Indonesian government doing about palm oil?

In 2019, Indonesian President Joko Widodo issued a separate permanent moratorium on new forest clearance for activities such as palm plantations or logging, covering about 66 million hectares (163 million acres) of primary forest and peatland.

How do Indonesia and Malaysia depend on the palm oil industry?

The crude palm oil production system is vital to the economy of Indonesia and has many domestic and foreign uses. It provides a major export source through food and for industrial use. It is also used for domestic food, biodiesel, and biofuel.

Is boycotting palm oil products the solution?

A recent report by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, concluded that boycotting palm oil would merely shift – rather than counter – losses to rainforests and wildlife caused by agriculture. Indeed, soybean farming is already responsible for more than double the deforestation of palm oil.

Why we should ban palm oil?

1. Palm oil heavily contributes to deforestation. The palm oil industry plays a large role in human induced climate change as palm oil plantations have cleared some of the worlds most precious, carbon capturing forests.

Why should we ban palm oil?

The biggest impact of unsustainable palm oil production is the large-scale devastation of tropical forests. As well as widespread habitat loss for endangered species like Asian rhinos, elephants, tigers and orangutans, this can lead to significant soil erosion.

What countries ban palm oil?

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has banned the import of palm oil with immediate effect and ordered local plantation companies to uproot 10 per cent of their trees and replace them with rubber trees or other environment-friendly crops, a move that could benefit the domestic coconut oil industry.

What is Indonesia doing to improve sustainability of palm oil?

Replanting aging trees With the global demand for palm oil expected to keep increasing, researchers predict that smallholders will double their production capacity over the next decade, managing a 60\% share of Indonesia’s total oil palm plantation area by 2030.

What is Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil?

The Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) Certification Scheme is the national scheme in Malaysia for oil palm plantations, independent and organised smallholdings, and palm oil processing facilities to be certified against the requirements of the MSPO Standards.

How much palm oil does Indonesia and Malaysia produce?

In 2018, the world produced 72 million tonnes of oil palm. Indonesia accounted for 57\% of this (41 million tonnes), and Malaysia produced 27\% (20 million tonnes). 84\% of global palm oil production comes from Indonesia and Malaysia.

Why is palm oil grown in Indonesia and Malaysia?

Large-scale forest conversion Around 90\% of the world’s oil palm trees are grown on a few islands in Malaysia and Indonesia – islands with the most biodiverse tropical forests found on Earth. In these places, there is a direct relationship between the growth of oil palm estates and deforestation.