Tag: Covid-19

Towards a great forest transition – part 2

A fundamental sea-change is required in the global approach to tackling deforestation, and it requires...

Towards a great forest transition – part 1

Industrial expansion has resulted in the loss of some 420 million hectares of forest overall...

EU’s trade deals can put an end to deforestation

The EU must take an aggressive “stick and carrot” approach to trade deals in order...

Malaysia palm oil refiners warn of high costs of meeting EU food safety limits

KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 (Reuters) – Malaysia’s palm oil refiners have warned the government that...

Farm to Fork risks hurting the global south

The strategy ignores the suffering of smallholder farmers and could create economic catastrophe for the...

Small oil palm farmers face survival crisis in risk to future output

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – When Shell engineer Incham Serdin quit his job four years ago...

We need an EU-ASEAN Trade Deal during the COVID-19 Pandemic to Avert an Unprecedented Humanitarian Crisis

As the coronavirus sweeps across the world with alarming speed and ferocity, the world is finally...

Why Coronavirus means the EU must suspend its palm oil ban

In light of Coronavirus, the EU must suspend its proposed palm oil ban – for...