palm oil production – the violence of development

Challenges of Palm Oil Production: Forced Labor and Child Labor Palm oil is the cheapest vegetable oil on the market, in part because of its high output per hectare, but also because of the cheap labor it depends on. In some cases,

The direct (socio-economic) and indirect (through ecosystem services) impacts of palm oil trade were reviewed using peer-reviewed literature and the Environmental Justice

Traditionally, Honduran palm oil has been produced for use in the food industry to make products such as margarine and cooking oil. In 2006, however, the Honduran government launched a

The global oil palm craze Oil palm plantations are rapidly gaining ground in Latin America, driving communities from their lands and causing deforestation, violence, and poverty. Global production of palm oil has

The habitat destruction brought about by palm-oil production has helped push scores of the region’s species, including orangutans and Sumatran elephants, rhinos, and

Through these transformations and violence, palm oil corporations have produced controllable landscapes and impoverished workers that they can strategically exploit to extract

The global oil palm craze Oil palm plantations are rapidly gaining ground in Latin America, driving communities from their lands and causing deforestation, violence, and poverty. Global production of palm oil has increased by almost

Here, we discuss palm oil production and consumption trends and review environmental, economic, and social consequences in different parts of the world. The oil palm expansion has

Estimated development of demand for edible vegetable oils in relation to world population growth (after Corley 2009). World prices for crude palm oil (CIF Rotterdam), 1993–2025. Percentage

Advocacy and participation in campaigns aimed at promoting sustainable palm oil can amplify the message for responsible production. By supporting organizations that promote biodiversity and sustainable agriculture,

This report carried out by Forest Peoples Programme for the Global Canopy compiles what is known about the human rights impacts of palm oil development and provides guidance on how to address these abuses. The

Palm oil cultivation is associated with the loss of tropical forest habitats, which contain more than half of the Earth’s plants and animal species. Peatlands drained for palm oil production have spurred fires and haze in South East

In the debate about the potential negative environmental consequences of conversion to oil palm, the development impacts (negative in situations dominated by conflict, potentially positive

Rooted in Violence: The Expansion of Palm Oil in Meta Previous chapters have argued that the ‘civil war as development in reverse’ logic does not resonate with developments in Colombia.

RSPO: 14 years of failure to eliminate violence and destruction from the industrial palm oil sector During its 14 years of existence, RSPO the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil has failed

Purpose of This Report This report provides an assessment of the private sector’s efforts to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers engaged in oil palm production. Palm oil is the

Palm oil plantations produce crude palm oil (CPO) for the international market, often aiming at the same time to improve rural people’s income (Mukrimin, 2025). However, these

The results show that the palm oil industry can improve the gender equality and inclusivity for creating economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable palm oil supply chains and sectors.

Feb 1, 2009Thus, the aim of this paper is to highlight and clarify the negative issues reported in the literature surrounding palm oil production. Apart from that, various policies or/and

This review surveys the oil palm sector in the 2025s and beyond, its major challenges and options for future progress. Oil palm crop production faces many future challenges, including emerging threats from climate change