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Malaysian Palm Oil : Sustainable production for global food and industry

As Malaysia continues to gain prominence on the world economic stage, the country is increasingly confident about palm oil’s place in its economy. Its Economic Transformation Program (ETP) expects...

Why EU Ministers should reject ILUC

The European Union’s revision of the Renewable Energy Directive is reaching a critical point in the negotiations. Yesterday the EU’s “Ad Hoc Working Group on ILUC” met to finalize details...

A New French Paradox and Palm Oil

The Minister Of Plantations Industries & Commodities Malaysia, Hon. Tan Sri Bernard Dompok and members of the Malaysian palm oil industry took a personal interest in visiting France recently...

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...

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...

NGOs Got It Wrong: Oil Palm Reduces Deforestation

When the east, mid-west and southern agricultural states of the USA were cleared of their forests for European settlers to build farms, each family was given 5 acres of...

Clearing the Air

Despite these beneficial trends, the United States’ Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) implemented rules designed to punish palm oil. The agency says its rule is designed to protect the global...

The Green in Palm

In this first instalment of a series of monthly articles, we question the rationale of double-counting green house gas emissions by the US Environmental Protection Agency. MALAYSIA made a...