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A coalition of environmental, human rights and indigenous groups urged the EU to classify Sarawak as high risk under its new anti-deforestation regulation. They alleged millions of hectares of rainforest are at risk of clearing for timber and oil palm plantations and that Sarawak's land laws fail to protect indigenous rights.
A high-risk designation could tighten due diligence for Malaysian palm oil and timber entering the EU, a modest long-run pressure on palm oil supply chains and EU import flows.
theins.newsOct 22, 2019After 548 past bullish policy events, Palm Oil moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (61% higher; middle half -0.7% to +2.1%), and +0.9% over 20.
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