New York TimesCan Europe Save Forests Without Killing Jobs in Malaysia?
The European Union's law, which was passed last year, bars products that use palm oil and other commodities like rubber and wood that come from forestland that was converted to
Indonesia and Malaysia, which account for 85 percent of global palm oil production, have reacted with hostility to the EU's new regulation. Malaysian Official Says EU Regulation
DWEU palm oil ban: Malaysia, Indonesia seek trade justice
A WTO panel's ruling on the EU's palm oil import policy has intensified trade tensions with Malaysia and Indonesia, highlighting environmental and trade rule disputes.
The European Union occasionally implements policies that produce unintended, even harmful effects on historically marginalised populations. In January 2018, for example, the
Winners and losers from the EU's proposed ban on palm oil
The proclaimed aim of the EU's palm oil ban is to halt deforestation, but by refusing to honour producers that have switched to sustainable agricultural practices, the EU risks doing more harm
Malaysia on Thursday criticised the European Union for backing a ban on the use of palm oil in biofuels, calling the move a protectionist trade barrier and a form of "crop apartheid".
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To counter the impact of unsustainable palm oil production, such as deforestation and habitat degradation, particularly in South-East Asia, the EU should introduce a single certification scheme for palm oil entering the EU
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Palm oil and soya account for more than two-thirds of this. The deforestation regulation, adopted by Parliament on 19 April 2025 , aims to fight climate change and biodiversity
The VibesStrategy to fight anti-palm oil lobby with Indonesia will put
Strategy to fight anti-palm oil lobby with Indonesia will put pressure on EU. deforestation or forest degradation will be banned from entering the EU market after the
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia hopes its palm oil industry will be fully compliant with the European Union's anti-deforestation policy before a newly agreed deadline, its commodities minister said on
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Meanwhile, the ban on the use of palm oil in European industries on the pretext of damaging the environment has ignored the Indonesian palm oil industry's striving to comply with environmental
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