Environment facts what colombian palm oil sector has done
Planning and design of palm oil projects in harmony with their environment.
Guidelines and successful experiences to preserve high conservation value areas.
Adoption of good practices with an agro- ecological focus.
BIODIVERSE
PALM OIL
LANDSCAPES
PROJECT
ADOPTION OF
INTERNATIONAL
SUSTAINABILITY
STANDARDS
Since 2004
Fedepalma is a member
of the Roundtable
on Sustainable Palm
Oil (RSPO)
By 2018
Eleven Colombian palm
oil companies are certified, and more than 14% of palm oil has been certified by the RSPO. 23 companies are currently
in the process of RSPO certification.
Palm oil
cultivation in Colombia has been conducted in previously transformed areas, occupied by short-cycle crops or pastures.
Colombia
can grow in terms of
agricultural production
without deforestation.
Fedepalma signed the Zero Deforestation Agreement with companies from the palm oil sector, the Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism, other government bodies, civil society organizations and other actors from the palm oil supply chain.
