Look up key trends in the oil palm sector in a neighbouring country. What are the key challenges today? How have the different stakeholders responded? Do these responses help or hinder the shift towards a sustainable future?

There is no worry that we will run out of palm oil resources. Explain why some palm oil production is unsustainable.

What is Singapore’s role in the palm oil industry supply chain?

What other environmental and social hazard is a consequence of developing peatlands for oil palm plantations in Southeast Asia?Choose one of the following answers. a) floods b) landslides c) haze d) None of the above

sustainability challenges

Which forest types have been heavily impacted by the development of oil palm plantations?Choose one of the following answers. a) mangrove forests b) peatswamp forests c) montane forests d) secondary forests