Peru to End Palm Oil Driven Deforestation by 2024
If successful, Peru could be palm oil deforestation-free by 2024, according to the NWF. During the expo, Peru's Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation Gustavo Mostajo reportedly said that the national government aims to develop deforestation-free
The Peruvian Palm Oil Producers’ Association (JUNPALMA) has promised to enter into a future agreement for sustainable and deforestation-free palm oil production. Peru will be the second country in South America after Colombia to make such a commitment so long as JUNPALMA honors the deforestation-free agreement.
Palm Oil in Peru: a New Threat Cool Earth
Deforestation from Oil Palm plantations is something you might be used to hearing about in Papua New Guinea, not the Amazon. But small palm oil plantations are having a big impact in Peru’s forest. 1 The central region is experiencing high levels of forest loss. In many areas, palm oil
Small oil palm plantations are having big impacts on Peru rainforest by Benji Jones on 28 October 2016 The central region of Peru is experiencing some of the country’s highest levels of
Oxfam report into palm oil deforestation Article Peru
Oxfam report into palm oil deforestation. 15 February 2016 . Palm oil plantations in the jungle of Peru are fast expanding at the expense of primary rain forest according to a new report produced by Oxfam. Medium-sized and large-scale producers are moving in on regions like Ucayali, taking advantage of the lack of clarity in existing
RSPO orders Peruvian palm oil plantation to stop development by Apoorva Joshi on 5 May 2016 Plantaciones de Pucallpa is one of several industrial agriculture companies operating in Peru.
Peru has committed to ending palm oil-driven
Peru has committed to ending palm oil-driven deforestation by 2024. The National Wildlife Federation named the move a “momentous win” for wildlife and sustainable agriculture.
As shown by the EIA report, there are numerous cases of this ongoing trend. In Tamshiyacu, the enterprise Cacao del Peru Norte is planning to develop a palm oil plantation with the Melka Group. In Tierra Blanca and Santa Catalina and in Maniti and Santa Cecilia there are other similar planned projects for palm oil production. Palm oil
Six farmers shot dead over land rights battle in Peru
Six farmers shot dead over land rights battle in Peru This article is more than 2 years old The victims were targeted by a criminal gang who wanted to use their lands to grow lucrative palm oil
Six farmers shot dead over land rights battle in Peru This article is more than 2 years old The victims were targeted by a criminal gang who wanted to use their lands to grow lucrative palm oil