# Is certification enough to protect Southeast Asia's forests?  | News | Eco-Business | Asia Pacific

> Experts quoted by Eco-Business say forestry and palm oil certification schemes are far from perfect and insufficient to stop deforestation in Borneo. The article previews a Singapore sustainability debate on certification.

- Date: 2018-05-09 · published 2018-05-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Southeast Asia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65044-is-certification-enough-to-protect-southeast-asia-s-forests-news-eco-business
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Certification debates shape buyer demand for certified palm oil over time, but this piece does not signal an immediate change in prices.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

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| PALMOIL | 2021-03-10 | [Certification schemes let forest destruction into EU market - Business and Human Rights Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48154-certification-schemes-let-forest-destruction-into-eu-market-business-and-human.md) | +2.5% | -1.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2016-12-05 | [Business not yet doing enough to stop commodities destroying forests](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73505-business-not-yet-doing-enough-to-stop-commodities-destroying-forests.md) | +0.8% | +1.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-10-30 | [Simplifications of EUDR risk global progress on sustainable trade and forest protection - News \| IUCN](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22433-simplifications-of-eudr-risk-global-progress-on-sustainable-trade-and-forest.md) | -6.6% | -6.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-08-21 | [EUDR simplification \| Soil Association Certification News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17931-eudr-simplification-soil-association-certification-news.md) | -0.4% | +2.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-07-23 | [EU Communication (2019) on stepping up EU action to protect and restore the world’s forests - European Commission](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58112-eu-communication-2019-on-stepping-up-eu-action-to-protect-and-restore-the-world.md) | +0.8% | +7.8% |

## Sources

- eco-business.com: https://www.eco-business.com/news/is-certification-enough-to-protect-southeast-asias-forests/

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