palm oil Flashcards
what contains palm oil?
most top selling products contain palm oil e.g cadburys chocolate
how much palm oil in the UK do we consume per year?
320,000 tonnes
what does palm oil need?
constant high humidity and temperatures and a lot of land to grow
what has the need for palm oil placed pressure on?
tropical rainforest biomes
where is palm oil mostly grown?
90% of palm oil production is in malaysia
what are the impacts from TNCS?
land appropriation by TNC’S has forced local inhabitatnts off the land.
deforestation results in a lifestyle change for all inhabitants
-the chemicals used in palm oil production pollute water and soil making other forms of agriculture impossible
locals are ablidged to work for low wages
palm oil plantations have…
tripled in the last decade
what does the RSPO stand for?
the roundtable on sustainable palm oil
what does the RSPO do?
represents 2000 members from over 75 countries - campaigns to raise awareness of the production of palm oil using more sustainable methods
green palm certificates
issuing of green palm certificates to producers can reduce costs
producers then sell their certificates to the tnc’s
ngo’s criticism
say that organutan populations remain under threat from large scale producers that still drain peatlands
what can we do?
despite being established in 2004, only around 20% of palm oil produced is certified by RSPO remaining 80% isnt but could be
respecting land and forest rights
interlaken group is made up of mny stakeholders including nestle coca cola - the group developed a guide to help companies do their part to respect local land and forest rights
impacts on local people
- no longer have plants needed to cure themselves
- before they only walked half an hour to get resources now they have to walk half a day
RSPO
developed a set of environmental and social criteria which companies must comply with in order to produce certified sustainable palm oil
