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The Southeast Asian country wants to maintain its position as the world's top palm oil producer as it looks to hand over degraded land including peatlands to planters, a top Indonesian government official said on Wednesday. Full Article at International Business Times
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We have not issued any licenses so far because of the strict criteria like maintaining water tables and we do have a zero-burning tolerance for these lands
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If the peatland we have set aside has low carbon reserves and given oil palm estates ability to act as net carbon sink, then expansion in these areas should go on
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WWF welcomes the action of those companies that have moved toward buying certified palm oil ... Although many companies have a long way to go, the performances of the top companies in the Scorecard signal to the rest of the industry that it is possible to turn commitment into action and transform the ma...
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Because certified palm oil is now available, it is time to hold major palm oil users to account for their policies and actions
– Rod Taylor SOURCE: WWF
