The Malaysian Palm Oil Council to continue engaging with EU in demanding changes to its deforestation regulation

게시됨 2023년 3월 22일

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The Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) is advocating for changes to the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), demanding an exemption for smallholders and assurance that Malaysia will not be designated as a high-risk jurisdiction for deforestation. A delegation from Malaysia's smallholders' organizations recently presented a petition to the EU Commission in Brussels, seeking the EU's endorsement of the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) and the removal of Malaysia from the high-risk list. The MPOC conveys concerns that the EUDR could negatively affect smallholders' livelihoods and market access by imposing unrealistic traceability and geolocation requirements, potentially violating the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

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KUALA LUMPUR (March 22): The Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) will continue to engage with the European Union (EU) to demand changes to the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). MPOC chief executive officer Belvinder Kaur Sron said the MPOC fully supports the efforts of Malaysia’s smallholders to defend their families and their communities. “Malaysian palm oil is sustainable, and should never be considered high-risk. “The EU must provide an exemption for smallholders under the EUDR, and offer a guarantee that Malaysia will not be designated as a high-risk jurisdiction for deforestation,” she said in a statement on Wednesday (March 22). On Tuesday, a delegation of leaders of Malaysia’s major smallholders organisations presented a petition on the EUDR to the EU Commission's headquarters in Brussels. The move followed a protest held on March 15 by several hundred oil palm and rubber small farmers from the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda), the National Association of ...

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