The postponement came as negotiators from the 27-nation bloc finalised a multi-billion euro trade agreement with Indonesia.
Environmental activists are concerned the trade agreement will lead to more deforestation driven by increased demand for Indonesian palm oil.
“The remaining natural forests in palm oil concessions will potentially be cleared in the near future (and) converted into plantations,” said Syahrul Fitra of Greenpeace Indonesia.
AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
One thing I’ve never actually seen anybody address - demand for cooking oil is increasing. Palm oil is by far the most land-efficient of all the vegetable oils, with the rest producing far less oil per acre. For all those who urge boycotts of palm oil, do they not realise using other vegetable oils actually exacerbates the problem by requiring even more land?