Report: Illegally produced palm oil is financed by European banks

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Series Details 21.11.13
Publication Date 21/11/2013
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Biofuels giants Bumitama and Wilmar have knowingly traded illegally-extracted palm oil from plantations that encroach on and threaten orangutan habitats, says a report released on the 21 November 2013. European banks are amongst the firms' biggest investors.
Source Link http://www.euractiv.com/development-policy/illegally-traded-palm-oil-financ-news-531853
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Friends of the Earth: Report, November 2013: Commodity Crimes: Illicit Land Grabs, Illegal Palm Oil and Endangered Orangutans http://www.foeeurope.org/sites/default/files/press_releases/commodity_crimes_nov13_0.pdf
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