Proforest Primer on Palm Oil

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This Primer on Palm Oil gives foundation-level knowledge on the palm oil supply chain, the social and environmental impacts of palm oil production at scale and how we work with palm oil producers and traders globally to ensure positive outcomes for people, nature and climate.

Course contents:

1. Industry Overview: Issues & Challenges

2. What are the Social & Environmental Challenges?

3. How does responsible sourcing and production of palm oil relate to Proforest's mission to deliver positive outcomes for People, Nature and Climate?

4. Regions we work in and our projects

5. The Palm Oil Supply Chain

6. The ACRES approach in the Palm Oil Sector

7. Proforest’s work with Multi-stakeholder Initiatives (MSIs)

8. The Main Certification Schemes for Palm Oil

9. Proforest's work with Landscape Initiatives and Programmes

10. Extra resources