Palm Oil Paradox: Sustainable Solutions to save the great Apes

Focusing on studies produced on Southeast Asia, this report makes specific recommendations for better land use planning and plantation management, but also policy support and market-based incentives such as certification. Looking at different case studies in Cameroon, Nigeria, Liberia and Gabon, where oil palm developments have increased in recent years, this report highlights a range of issues, from legislation surrounding land leases to the local impacts of hunting and loss of great ape habitat.

With this insight into the development of the industry in Southeast Asia and Africa, it is imperative that the conservation community and the oil palm industry find common ground on which to collaborate, and works towards the development of a global sustainable palm oil strategy for the benefit of humankind and biodiversity.

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