Palm oil deforestation falls in Indonesia, but price surge and growth in exporters with lower standards still putting forests at risk
New Trase data reveals a fall in deforestation linked to Indonesian palm oil exports between 2018 and 2020. Where exporters have zero-deforestation commitments (ZDCs), their supply chains are consistently linked to less deforestation. However, the sector’s success may be fragile amid price rises and an increasing market share being captured by suppliers with comparatively poor performance on forests and transparency.A new assessment of palm oil exports from Indonesia (2018-2020) shows a nation-wide decline in the deforestation linked to the sector’s exports. The data, released today by