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Putting on the brakes

TODAY, the world population stands at 7.6 billion and is expected to reach nine billion by 2050. While the world’s population is increasing at a fast rate, the availability...

PRESS STATEMENT BY THE MEOA 20TH NOVEMBER 2018 The Malaysian Estate Owners’ Association (MEOA) is gravely concerned over the continued demonization of Palm Oil by activist non-governmental organizations (NGOs),...

Hypocrisy won’t help environment

CHRISTMAS for the United Kingdom’s supermarket chain Iceland is being welcomed with a major campaign discriminating against palm oil. Craftily partnering with Greenpeace, they have leveraged the “Rang-Tan” video...

New oil palm plantations in Sabah not allowed to encroach forests says Shafie

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah will not allow any new oil palm plantations to eat into its permanent forest reserves, said Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal (pic). “Any future plantation development,...

Malaysia and Switzerland Agree to Establish Expert Committee on Palm Oil To Address Various Sustainability, Perception and Trade Issues

BERNE, Switzerland (OCT 2, 2018): The Ministry of Primary Industries, Malaysia and the Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER) will form a special joint committee...

EU Ambassadors Speak About the Future of Palm Oil in Europe

After the Renewable Energy Directive’s (RED) proposed palm oil ban was defeated in June, thanks to a robust campaign successfully implemented by Malaysian smallholders, the question is being asked...

Another EU Hurdle for Palm Oil Imports?

The European Commission (EC) is to determine new methodology to identify which biofuels, biomass and bio-liquids pose the greatest climate risks based on High Carbon Stock (HCS) and Indirect...

Why Europe (and the globe) Can’t do Without (Asian) Palm Oil

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No Ban on Palm Oil biofuels

Following the final Trilogue negotiation that occurred in Strasbourg on 14th June, the ban on palm oil biofuels by 2021 which was voted by the European Parliament has been removed. Although media reports...

RED 11 – A Test for EU to Support Free and Fair Trade

The EU Parliament and the Council, together with the EU Commission, is expected to decide soon on the future for palm oil biofuels in Europe should a compromise be...

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