Monday, March 18, 2013

Indonesian palm oil giant launches conservation pilot project

Mongabay: Golden Agri-Resources, one of the largest palm oil producers in Indonesia, is launching a pilot program designed to protect forests within its concession areas that have high carbon stock and those most important for conservation. Greenpeace Indonesia, which has long urged the company to adopt more sustainable practices, praised the effort, and called on other palm oil companies and the Indonesian government to follow suit. Under its Forest Conservation Policy, developed together with Greenpeace...

URL: http://news.mongabay.com/2013/0319-dparker-gar-conservation-project.html

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