New Generations Plantations Project - Synthesis Report 2007 - 2009
Well-managed and appropriately-located plantations can contribute positively to sustainable development. The project explores how plantations can support biodiversity, benefit local communities and contribute to economic growth.
New guide for financial institutions: The Palm Oil Financing Handbook
Practical guidance on sustainable financing and investing in the palm oil sector
Palm oil, soy and tropical forests: a strategy for life.
Between 2000 and 2006, the area harvested for soy and palm oilglobally increased by almost 22 million hectares—an area twice thesize of Cuba. Today this expansion continues unabated, and in manyplaces is occurring at the expense of natural rainforests and thepeople who depend on them to survive.
New WWF tool helps paper industry rate environmental risk
The new WWF Paper Scorecard is a self-evaluation tool for the paper industry that covers the main environmental impacts of paper production.
Guidelines for Better Management Practices on Avoidance, Mitigation and Management of Human-Orangutan Conflict in and around Oil Palm Plantations
Technical guidelines compiled as guiding principles for Better Management Practices (BMP) of human-orangutan conflict management, including the protection of HCVF (High Conservation Value Forests) areas within oil palm plantations
Seminar on responsible soy production in Berlin
Presentations given at the seminar which was organized by WWF and GTZ in Berlin on 28 February 2007
High Conservation Value Forests: The concept in theory and practice
This brochure clearly explains the HCVF concept with its strengths and limitations, illustrates how it has been applied throughout the world, and looks forward to how the concept may evolve in the future.
Realising Sustainable Oil Palm Development in Indonesia – Challenges and Opportunities
Paper on sustainable palm oil presented by Fitrian Ardiansyah (WWF-Indonesia) at the International Oil Palm Conference (IOPC) in June 2006 in Bali.
Impacts of Changes in Key EU Policies on Trade and Production Displacement of Sugar and Soy
Study commissioned by WWF into how changes in EU policies could impact on the global production and trade of selected agricultural products, notably sugar, soy, beef and pigmeat.