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The IUCN report, Oil palm and biodiversity, is an objective analysis of palm oil impacts on global biodiversity and possible solutions.Given other oil crops require up to nine times as much land to produce than palm oil, its replacement would significantly increase the total land area used for vegetable oil production to meet global demand.
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Palm oil and biodiversity conservation IUCN
At the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawai‘i in September 2016, IUCN’s Members established the IUCN Oil Palm Task Force to undertake a situation analysis on oil palm and biodiversity conservation in the context of sustainable development. The task force released its report in June 2018.. Learn More. Situational analysis [ also available in French ]
The situation analysis primarily focuses on oil palm in the context of biodiversity conservation based on literature published before 31 January 2018, and aims to provide a constructive pathway to addressing sustainability challenges in the palm oil industry.
Setting the biodiversity bar for palm oil certification
This report provides an overview of palm oil sustainability standards' measures to stop biodiversity loss and restore habitat for biodiversity conservation. It highlights critical areas that need to be improved and recommends specific actions for palm oil buyers and investors.
It is consumed daily by billions of people but palm oil is “disastrous” for wildlife such as orangutans and tigers, according to an authoritative new report.However, the analysis warns that
Oil palm and biodiversity : a situation analysis
he situation analysis primarily focuses on oil palm in the context of biodiversity conservation based on literature published before 31 January 2018, and aims to provide a constructive pathway to
Protected public lands are insufficient to halt the loss of global biodiversity. However, most commercial landowners need incentives to engage in conservation. Through an interdisciplinary study examining palm-oil plantations in Sumatra, we demonstrate that ( i ) joint consideration of both biodiversity and economic relationships permits the spatial targeting of areas that enhance conservation
Research agendas for the sustainable management
Research agendas for the sustainable management of tropical peatland in Malaysia Volume 42 Issue 1 RORY PADFIELD, SUSAN WALDRON, SIMON DREW, EFFIE PAPARGYROPOULOU, SHASHI KUMARAN, SUSAN PAGE, DAVE GILVEAR, ALONA ARMSTRONG, STEPHANIE EVERS, PAUL WILLIAMS, ZURIATI ZAKARIA, SING YUN CHIN, SUNE BALLE
Oil palm is neither the devil's work, nor a godsend to humanity. Its effects on its surroundings largely depends on case-specific circumstances. Those who ask to boycott all palm oil due to its contribution to deforestation should also consider boycotting coffee, chocolate and coconut if they wish to be consistent.
- What is the IUCN oil palm Task Force?
- At the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawai‘i in September 2016, IUCN’s Members established the IUCN Oil Palm Task Force to undertake a situation analysis on oil palm and biodiversity conservation in the context of sustainable development. The task force released its report in June 2018.
- How does palm oil affect biodiversity?
- Oil palm development, therefore, has significant negative impacts on global biodiversity, as it often replaces tropical forests and other species-rich habitats. Globally palm oil production is affecting at least 193 threatened species, according to The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species TM.
- Will palm oil deforestation improve biodiversity?
- Avoiding further palm oil-related deforestation will deliver the biggest gains for biodiversity by far, the report found. “When you consider the disastrous impacts of palm oil on biodiversity from a global perspective, there are no simple solutions,” said IUCN Director General Inger Andersen.
- How does the oil palm industry affect local communities?
- The oil palm industry also often has negative impacts on local communities. Some communities suffer economically from oil palm development because their loss of access to forests is not sufficiently compensated by economic gains from oil palm cultivation.
- How many hectares of palm oil are planted?
- The authors used satellite data to estimate the total planted area at 18.7 million hectares for industrial palm oil only, which gives at least 25 million hectares when smallholder plantations are included. This is higher than the area reported by producer countries, which adds up to 21 million hectares for all palm oil.
- Does palm oil predispose obesity in adult male offspring?
- Magri TPR, Fernandes FS, Souza AS, Langhi LGP, Barboza T, et al. Interesterified fat or palm oil as substitutes for partially hydrogenated fat in maternal diet can predispose obesity in adult male offspring.
