EU May Classify Palm Oil Plantations as ‘Forests’ in Sustainable Biofuels Scheme

February 5, 2010 by  
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Oil palm fruit; photo: fitri agung via flickr. A leaked draft version of a European Commission report on implementation of EU sustainable biofuels plans would permit classification of palm oil plantations as intact forest, EU Observer reports. The document says that while conversion of for…

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EU May Classify Palm Oil Plantations as ‘Forests’ in Sustainable Biofuels Scheme