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Deforestation-Free Palm Oil in Honduras: Challenges, Needs, and Opportunities
Honduras is the third oil palm production country in Latin America region after Colombia and Guatemala. Deforestation of tropical forest has been key issue for market demand and EU countries, especially now that the new EU regulation has been approved to follow due diligence for export products. In this context, in 2017 a multi-stakeholder platform was integrated by Governmental agencies, private and cooperatives of farmers, and federation and civil society organizations to work together in the Volunteer Agreement for Zero Deforestation. The pause of the COVID 19 and the election of the new government in Honduras slowed down the process of the Voluntary Agreement. The progress achieved and the challenges and opportunities of this Agreement are explained step-by-step and constitute a road map to accelerate compliance with the agreement and therefor, the new regulation of the European Union-EUDR. Honduras palm oil growers and industry aspire to genuine sustainability that is inclusive and empowers people to generate prosperity for themselves and their communities, through production systems that are in balance with nature. The author led the multi-stakeholder plataform for Zero Deforestation in Honduras and Guatemala too.
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