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Loopholes undermine palm oil industry’s antideforestation pledges

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More than a decade after the palm oil industry adopted “No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation” (NDPE) commitments, new satellite data show forest clearing for palm oil in Indonesia persists.

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