Global oil palm map

This report has been written by the IUCN Oil Palm Task Force in response
to IUCN Resolution WCC-2016-Res-061-EN requesting “a situation analysis of
the implications for biodiversity conservation from the expansion of oil
palm, and to review and define best practices in the industry”. The
Situation Analysis primarily focuses on oil palm in the context of
biodiversity conservation based on literature published before 31 January
2018, and aims to provide a more constructive pathway to addressing
sustainability challenges in the palm oil industry. A draft version of
this report was reviewed by 43 external reviewers from non-governmental
organizations, academic institutions and people working in the palm oil
industry, who provided some 600 comments that were then incorporated into
a revised version. This report does not assess the social and economic
implications of palm oil production and expansion but will refer to these
when they are likely to have an impact on biodiversity conservation.
Through identification of key knowledge gaps, the Situation Analysis will
also provide direction to the Oil Palm Task Force in terms of seeking to
address these knowledge gaps in the remainder of the 2017-2020
Quadrennium.