"We hope this move will bring greater objectivity to discussions on fires and other topics that have sometimes been attributed to the palm oil sector," he said. Palm oil is the world's most widely used edible oil, found in everything from margarine to biscuits, and soap to soups. Indonesia's Supreme Court has ruled that Jakarta must make its palm oil concessions public, Greenpeace https://www.greenpeace.org/international/press-release/22030/indonesian-government-actively-blocking-efforts-to-reform-palm-oil-industry says, but to date the government has resisted. "The Supreme Court ruled in 2017 that oil palm plantation concession data is public information," said Annisa Rahmawati, a forest campaigner at Greenpeace Indonesia. "Governments should encourage palm oil growers, traders, and buyers to be more transparent in regards to their operation," he said.

Source: The Star December 13, 2019 12:56 UTC