palm oil plantations and deproletarianization in Durban

And in the DRC, WWF is supporting the government to rehabilitate inactive or abandoned industrial plantations to prevent conversion of new forested lands. It is crucial to work across sectors and with different

A new report from GRAIN details and explains the factors driving industrial oil palm producers to seek new areas of expansion and looks at the very different model presented by traditional oil palm production in West and

Why is palm oil deforestation a problem? They are then cut and replaced by new trees. Palm oil deforestation is a huge issue. It is estimated that up to 300 football fields forest globally are

In September 2025, the Indonesian government issued a three-year moratorium on new oil palm plantation permits and devised attempts to increase productivity, expressed in Presidential Instruction (Inpres) No.

• Oil palm is native to West Africa with local (‘artisanal’) processing of palm oil, from where it spread and expanded globally as an essential commodity for several industries. • In Africa, oil

A critically endangered Sumatran rhino. The immediate negative effects of palm oil plantations are clear: loss of critical land and water resources for forest-dependent communities; increased conflicts between customary

Oil Palm Plantations Oil seed crops, especially oil palm, are among the most rapidly expanding agricultural land uses, and their expansion is known to cause significant environmental

Oil palm plantations have been associated with multiple negative impacts, including deforestation, habitat and biodiversity loss (Teoh, 2025), forest fragmentation In Southeast Asia, oil palm is

According to the presentation, Olam is the fastest-growing oil palm plantation in Africa and constitutes 15% of the total large-scale oil palm plantations in Africa. There was an indication that the importation of palm

NBPOL was founded in the West New Britain Province of PNG in 1967, marking the beginning of the country’s palm oil industry. In 1993, we acquired operations in Numundo, adding beef and copra

Palm oil is mainly grown in Indonesia and Malaysia, which produce over 85% of the world’s crude palm oil supply. The Issue of Palm Oil

Find out below more about the relation between palm oil and deforestation. Palm oil plantations have emerged as a significant driver of deforestation,

Palm oil is widely used vegetable oil derived from fresh fruit bunches of the oil palm tree. Learn how palm oil is made & harvested in palm

JAKARTA A call by the Indonesian President to expand oil palm plantations has drawn backlash from environmental and farmers’ groups,

However, there are also significant social challenges associated with palm oil production. One of the main issues is the displacement of

Explore the complexities of palm oil cultivation in the Amazon : its ecological impact, economic challenges, and socio-economic realities for local

It is part of a global company called SD Guthrie International, which is involved in the upstream (plantation) and downstream (bulk

SD Guthrie International, as downstream for Sime Darby Plantation, manufactures, sells and markets oils and fats products, palm oil

The 38,363 hectare (ha) palm plantation, which is managed by Olam Palm Gabon a joint venture with the Republic of Gabon is the first oil palm plantation in Africa to be developed on 100% grassland

Talking about "sustainable" industrial eucalyptus or oil palm plantations is like talking about "sustainable colonialism" or "sustainable overaccumulation." A powerpoint presentation that