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Forest preservation

ESG

APP Group pledges US$30 million a year to restore 1 million hectares of Indonesia’s rainforests 

The acknowledgement reinforces MSPO’s role as Malaysia’s national framework for sustainable palm oil and highlights its contribution to global trade and responsible sourcing.
ASEAN Business

EU clears Malaysia’s palm oil certification for new deforestation rule

An investment by China in the fund, which Brazil first proposed in 2023, would signal an important shift in climate finance.
International

China signals investment in Brazil-led global forest fund: sources

Malaysia’s Plantation and Commodities Minister Johari Abdul Ghani said on Friday that the country’s palm oil sector adopts stringent sustainability standards through its sustainability certification scheme.
ASEAN Business

Malaysia says EU’s deforestation risk rating based on old data 

At the EcoTrain, children and youths can play a game to learn more about rainforests.
Lifestyle
TAKING HEART

CDL’s EcoTrain, MicroForest boost climate education efforts for the public

Brazil, the US and other countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America had said the anti-deforestation rules would push up production and export costs, especially for smallholders, and complained of a lack of guidance for implementation.
International

EU states approve one-year delay of deforestation rules

CPOPC is an intergovernmental organisation for palm oil producing countries, including the world’s biggest palm oil producer Indonesia, Malaysia and Honduras.
ASEAN Business

Indonesia, Malaysia, EU work on guide for smallholders on EU deforestation rules

Malaysia has an estimated 450,000 small-scale producers, contributing to about 27 per cent of the country’s total palm oil cultivation.
ASEAN Business

Malaysia hopes EU legislators will be more accommodating on sustainable policies

Malaysia’s Plantation and Commodities Minister Johari Abdul Ghani said on Friday that the country’s palm oil sector adopts stringent sustainability standards through its sustainability certification scheme.
ASEAN Business

Malaysia to support palm oil producers’ compliance with EU deforestation law

COFCO has a 2025 target for a zero-deforestation soybean supply chain in ecologically sensitive areas in Latin America, including the Amazon, and has plans for sustainable palm oil and coffee supply chains.
ESG

China takes nascent steps towards sourcing sustainable farm products

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