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View all search resultsThe problem with studies conducted by the critics is that they tend to single out the oil palm without putting things in perspective, and inform the readers that commodities such as beef, soy, maize, poultry, timber and more account for over 90 percent of the world’s deforestation today, and are still in the infancy when it comes to providing consumers with a supply chain that does not come from recently deforested land.
We love meat so much that we slaughtered almost 400,000 heads of cattle during the celebration of Idul Adha, the Islamic Day of Sacrifice, last year. That said, Indonesian meat consumption is relatively low at 11.6 kilogram per capita, which compares to 25.8 kg in neighboring Thailand and 52.3 kg in Malaysia.
Indonesia has taken baby steps to create low carbon and sustainable development programs that allow advanced economic growth while still increasing people's welfare and preserving the environment under the Low Carbon Development Initiative (LCDI).
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