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<p>The Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan sets out our ambition to support and
protect the world’s forests, supporting sustainable agriculture and zero-deforestation
supply chains, including for palm oil.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Amsterdam Declarations
and the Tropical Forest Alliance 2020 we are working with businesses and other governments
to strengthen governance, promote market-based solutions and put in place incentives,
policies and actions that support sustainable production of palm oil alongside forest
protection.</p><p> </p><p>In 2012, Defra published the UK Statement on the Sustainable
Production of Palm Oil which was signed by trade associations, NGOs and Government
and aimed to achieve 100% sourcing of credibly certified sustainable palm oil. The
latest report from the UK Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil indicates that based
on their revised baseline data and methodology, the UK achieved 75% certified sustainable
palm oil in 2017. The Roundtable has agreed to report annually on progress and work
with other signatories to the Amsterdam Declaration on increasing the uptake of sustainable
palm oil. While we are not proposing to bring forward a ban, we recognise that more
remains to be done and will continue to explore opportunities to improve the sustainability
of palm oil production.</p>
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