Palm oil need not come at expense of the environment

Mongabay: Palm oil production need not come at the expense of the environment, says Greenpeace in a new campaign that highlights a smallholder approach used by a community in Riau Province on the island of Sumatra. The campaign - noted in July on Mongabay-Indonesia - looks at the village of Dosan, which manages an oil palm plantation and has committed to not expanding into forest areas. According to Greenpeace, the Dosan community is "moving to improved environmental management practices that include zero...

URL: http://news.mongabay.com/2012/0816-greenpeace-dosan-palm-oil.html
Enclosure: http://youtu.be/Fvc4w8xh1Ks