THE PALM OIL DEBATE

• What needs to be done to protect forests on the one hand and safeguard food security for the every growing world population on the other hand?
• Why are some companies and NGOs making the move to go beyond RSPO standards and what does this mean for the transformation of the entire industry?
• What was the role of RSPO members in the Indonesian forest fires and what is RSPO doing to address these issues?
• What would be the impact on the environment of the growing demand for palm oil in big consumer markets like India and China?

DEBATE VIDEO FEED

Transcript of the video.

PALM OIL PHOTOS

Deforestation for oil palm -- sabah_1148		Forest and oil palm plantations in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0622		Aerial view of rainforest and oil palm plantations
Palm oil in Costa Rica		Oil palm plantations in Malaysian Borneo		Oil palm plantation -- sabah_1767
Oil palm plantation and mangroves in Borneo		Deforestation for oil palm -- sabah_1209		Oil palm plantation -- sabah_1636
Deforestation for oil palm -- sabah_0734		Oil palm vs rain forest		Logged forest and oil palm in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_2807
Airplane view of oil palm plantations in Costa Rica		New oil palm plantation established on peatland outside Palangkaraya		Oil palm estate and rainforest in Malaysian Borneo -- sabah_aerial_3034
Oil palm on peatland		Oil palm plantation -- sabah_0801		Fire burning on an oil palm plantation -- sabah_1842
Conversion of rainforest for palm oil production in Borneo		Fire burning on an oil palm plantation -- sabah_1847		Replanting an oil palm plantation on the edge of Gunung Leuser National Park
Oil palm plantation -- sabah_1730		Palm oil in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0239]		Rainforest converted to oil palm plantations in Borneo
Aerial view of rainforest and oil palm plantations in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0149]		Aerial view of rainforest and oil palm plantations in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0113]		Oil palm plantation in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0210]
Oil palm plantation -- sabah_1164		Oil palm estate -- sabah_2392		Oil palm plantation in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0240]
Oil palm plantation with the rainforest of Gunung Leuser National Park in the background		Oil palm plantation -- sabah_1699		Oil palm plantation -- sabah_0922
Oil palm plantation -- sabah_1296		Oil palm plantation -- sabah_1605		Palm oil in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0237]