Although a widely consumed commodity, what impact does palm oil production have on wildlife and the environment, and what can ...

Serge Wich is a professor at Liverpool John Moores University. He receives funding from United Nation Environmental Programme (UNEP) under the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Congo Basin Impact ...

The oil palm tree is native to one of the largest contiguous blocks of lowland rainforest in West Africa, and provides food and habitat for many animals, including threatened species. Grown in ...

Utilisation of BSF larvae could help to stem the expansion of damaging palm oil production, researchers from UK-based consultancy Tunley Environmental, claim in a new study. Cultivation of palm for ...

Joseph D’Cruz has led the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) for just over three years, yet in this time, he has already grappled with a swathe of changes. The organisation inaugurated a new ...

A slow but steady revolution is ongoing that could turn Nigeria’s decades-old palm oil story from decline to dominance. Palm oil that once placed Nigeria on the global map in the 1960s is getting a ...

Palm oil derives from the fruit of the oil palm tree. Its high fat content has led to concerns that it may raise cholesterol levels and increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, ...

Industry Insight from Ethical Corporation Magazine, a part of Thomson Reuters. Sector long plagued by allegations of forced-labour and land-rights abuses RSPO"s Nov 2024 standard toughens rules on ...

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