According to Down to Earth, Indonesia is the world's second largest palm oil producer, the third most extensive area of tropical forest and one of the richest centres of biodiversity. With Indonesia's forests disappearing at 3.8 million hectares per year, the area converted to oil palm plantations has doubled during the past decade to nearly 5 million ha.
The country is among the world's lowest-cost producers. And the costs associated with establishing environmentally and socially sustainable practices are not compatible with a competitive plantation industry. In a free market, the result is a 'race to the bottom' in terms of sustainability standards. Better standards are needed, but these are not the same thing as environmental and social sustainability. More? Click here. Or watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooCwCb6TEow
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