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— Heng Kiah Chun, Regional Campaign Strategist, Greenpeace Southeast Asia – Zero Deforestation is a Better Policy
— Anyi Lah from Long Tebangan,Ulu Baram – Sarawak's Power Priorities: Export Plans Draw Criticism Amid Local Energy Shortages

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— Heng Kiah Chun, Pakar Strategi Kempen Serantau, Greenpeace Asia Tenggara – Polisi Tanpa Penebangan Hutan adalah Dasar yang Lebih Baik
— Anyi Lah dari Long Tebangan, Ulu Baram – Keutamaan Kuasa Sarawak: Rancangan Eksport Menarik Kritikan di Tengah-tengah Kekurangan Tenaga Tempatan

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Heng Kiah Chun, Regional Campaign Strategist, Greenpeace Southeast Asia.
*Zero Deforestation is a Better Policy*
Last Wednesday, Malaysia's Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, Johari Abdul Ghani, stated that Malaysia intends to introduce Orangutan Diplomacy (DOU), especially to major importing countries of Malaysian palm oil such as the European Union (EU), China, and India. Malaysia plans to gift a pair of adult orangutans to prove to the world that Malaysia is not a country that threatens the orangutan habitat and to highlight Malaysia's commitment at the international level to biodiversity restoration.
Heng believes this is not the right way to convince the global community to accept Malaysian palm oil or to prove Malaysia's commitment to biodiversity conservation. Instead, a zero deforestation and zero forest exploitation policy would be more effective in convincing palm oil buyers and better preserving the survival of orangutans in Malaysia.
According to Heng, a community palm oil plantation project in Sumatra and another palm oil plantation project by the Indonesian Palm Oil Farmers Union in West Kalimantan have successfully demonstrated that palm oil cultivation can thrive without deforestation by practicing good agricultural practices using organic fertilizers. Additionally, the commitment of major companies that buy palm oil, not only palm oil but also soy and other vegetable oils, to purchase only zero-deforestation or non-forest-exploiting products in compliance with EPIC. At the same time, it is time for responsible palm oil companies to take a firm stance against plantation operators that destroy forests and do not comply with EPIC and good agricultural practices. It is acknowledged that there are problematic palm oil plantation companies. The answer to this is stricter monitoring and enforcement. If they want a better reputation, palm oil plantation operators must make greater commitments. The problem now is not palm oil. The problem is the destruction of forests and biodiversity due to poor plantation practices. Orangutans are just one of thousands of species living in the forest. A better policy is zero deforestation.

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