Certified 'sustainable' palm oil fields endanger mammal habitats and biodiverse tropical forests

UngulateNerd92

UngulateNerd92

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Wow, so apparently "sustainable" palm oil is not really sustainable... I am sorry to hear this...

"Certified 'sustainable' palm oil fields endanger mammal habitats and biodiverse tropical forests over 30 years.

Global concern has risen around the "sustainability" of palm oil in terms of global exportation and the impact on the environment in recent years. Therefore, in 2004, stakeholders from palm oil industry sectors including oil palm producers, retailers, banks, investors, nature conservation and developmental NGOs, established the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) with "the objective of promoting the growth and use of sustainable oil palm products through credible global standards and engagement of stakeholders."

https://phys.org/news/2020-07-certi...DzoX3inn_b1Pl8C0vo7lMsixfZMRrIBFwL3kBGuP2Cl-M
 
Copy-pasted below is what a friend of mine had to say about this article. He definitely brought up some food for thought.

"Been saying it for years, RSPO has no authority nor real standards."
 
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