Olam to pause Gabon forest clearance in victory for activists
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Olam, one of the world’s biggest traders of agricultural commodities, has agreed to a year-long moratorium on forest clearance in Gabon, marking a breakthrough for campaigners who have targeted the palm oil industry.
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The suspension follows criticism last year from a US-based environmental group that Olam has bulldozed rainforest in Gabon, one of central Africa’s prime wildlife sanctuaries due to its dense jungles, to clear land for palm-oil plantations.