http://timbernews.tumblr.com – 17-06-2017
All Malaysian palm oil will be produced in a sustainable manner by end of 2019, Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Siew Keong revealed. The Minister who had a two-day visit to the European Union (EU) recently also revealed that the Malaysian palm oil campaign have been facing obstacles due to lies and distortion of facts. According to the Malaysian Minister the EU, were told lies about deforestation and that orang utans were being killed. With a value of nearly US$ 2.5 billion, the EU is the biggest importer of Malaysian palm oil. The European Parliament has a declaration that they will only use palm oil from sustainable sources.