Browsing Knowledge Repository by Subject "PALM OIL"
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Economic Instruments for Environmental Management: A Worldwide Compendium of Case Studies. Environmental Economics Series No. 25
(1998)One of the most striking features of this collection of case studies is the diversity of environmental problems which have been targetted by these policy instruments, including air and water pollution, packaging, deforestation, ... -
Global Assessments and Guidelines for Sustainable Liquid Biofuel Production in Developing Countries: Final Report
(2013)The aim of this report is to develop a biofuels screening toolkit, that can be used by the GEF and/or other actors to address sustainability issues concerning biofuels. -
Oil Palm Plantations: Threats and Opportunities for Tropical Ecosystems - UNEP Global Environmental Alert Service (GEAS) - December 2011
An international commodity used for food, household and industrial purposes, oil palm is cultivated on approximately 15 million ha worldwide. As global demand for palm oil is expected to double by 2020, researchers have ... -
Palm Oil Paradox : Sustainable Sustainable Solutions to save the great Apes
(UNEP / GRASP, 2016)This report highlights the need for the conservation community and the oil palm industry to find common ground on which to collaborate, and works towards the development of a global sustainable palm oil strategy for the ...