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Malaysia's palm-oil industry often gets lumped in with problems
elsewhere. But contrary to the claim of your article ("Firms Back a
Plan to Put the Green in 'Green Gold'," Marketplace, Jan. 18) that
there has been "widespread deforestation" in Malaysia in recent years,
Malaysia's years-long commitment to sustainability, minimizing
carbon-dioxide emissions and adopting agricultural practices that
conserve the rainforests and wildlife, has been a model for other
countries. In fact, the major Malaysian producers of palm oil, in
cooperation with the Malaysian government, have exhibited a strong
commitment to zero-burning replanting techniques, protecting species
such as orangutans, and the certification of palm oil from
established, licensed plantations. Every single oil palm-planted area is highly regulated and subjected
to a number of Malaysian government legislations. These include the
legislation that all oil-palm plantations and even small farms are on
legitimate agricultural land that doesn't involve recent deforestation
of our precious rainforests. Malaysia has even launched a Palm Oil Wildlife Conservation Fund to
further proposals to protect and enhance biodiversity. Environmentally friendly, sustainable practices aren't only good for the world, but they make good business sense. Malaysia can't compete with other countries in available land, so the best way it can compete is through innovative and sustainable practices that take care of the land that is there, and to assure the end consumer that palm oil from Malaysia has been produced responsibly.
Tan Sri Datuk Dr Yusof Basiron
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