Environment & Sustainability
Water Scarcity, Agriculture and Palm Oil
UN estimates that over 2 billion of the world’s population are suffering from high water stress, while water scarcity is one of the major global risks (World Economic Forum 2020)
Negative Impacts of Boycotting ‘Palm Oil’
Palm oil is an important commodity for global food security and an essential tool in elevating the livelihood of the rural poor in Malaysia. Palm oil boycott creates confusion among consumers and spreads misinformation which may cause more harm than good to human health and the planet.
Boycotting vs Supporting Sustainable Palm Oil: What would you choose?
Love it or hate it, palm oil is a versatile ingredient found in almost 50% of products that require a fat component, from cooking oil to biscuit to shampoo. Anti-palm oil campaigns are driving consumers to boycott palm oil. But is that the solution?
Study reveals palm oil biofuel usage causes lowest land use change risk among feedstocks
Growing crops to obtain biofuel feedstocks results in land use change (LUC) which can be distinguished as direct land use change (DLUC) and indirect land use change (ILUC). DLUC happens when new or uncultivated land is used for production. However, when existing cropland production is diverted for o...
Malaysian Palm Oil in Numbers
Five important facts about the strengths of Malaysian palm oil
Human-Wildlife Conflict Workshop 2019 – Identifying and Addressing the Issues in Mitigating Human-Elephant Conflicts
MPOC recently organized a workshop on Human-Wildlife Conflict from 13-14 November 2019 at Borneo Royale Hotel, Tawau, Sabah. With the theme ‘Identifying and Addressing the Issues in Mitigating Human-Elephant Conflicts’, the 1.5 days workshop was organized in collaboration with FELDA and FGV Holdings...
