RSPO: 14 años de fracaso en eliminar la violencia y la destrucción generadas por el sector del aceite de palma industrial

The document argues that the RSPO serves as a 'greenwashing' tool for the palm oil industry, failing to prevent deforestation and land grabbing while promoting a destructive industrial model. It calls for government moratoria on plantation expansion and a shift toward agroecology.

• The RSPO has failed to transform the industrial palm oil sector into a sustainable one, instead acting as a mechanism for companies to mask human rights violations and environmental destruction while expanding their business and profits.
• The industrial palm oil production model relies on large-scale monocultures, conversion of biodiverse tropical forests, high use of agrochemicals, precarious labor conditions, and the forced seizure of community lands.
• The RSPO's certification principles are viewed as fundamentally flawed because they do not address the industry's dependence on exclusive control of large land areas or its inherent growth paradigm.
• The RSPO's claims regarding Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) and its complaints mechanism are described as ineffective; concessions are often secured before communities are consulted, and the complaints process often favors companies in land disputes.
• Despite claims of supporting smallholders, the industry remains dominated by large companies, which controlled 99.6% of production and provided 88% of certified palm oil in 2016.

APA

admin (2018). RSPO: 14 años de fracaso en eliminar la violencia y la destrucción generadas por el sector del aceite de palma industrial. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/es/rspo-14-anos-de-fracaso-en-eliminar-la-violencia-y-la-destruccion-generadas-por-el-sector-del-aceite-de-palma-industrial/

Chicago

admin. RSPO: 14 años de fracaso en eliminar la violencia y la destrucción generadas por el sector del aceite de palma industrial. Friends of the Earth International, 2018. https://www.foei.org/es/rspo-14-anos-de-fracaso-en-eliminar-la-violencia-y-la-destruccion-generadas-por-el-sector-del-aceite-de-palma-industrial/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=admin |title=RSPO: 14 años de fracaso en eliminar la violencia y la destrucción generadas por el sector del aceite de palma industrial |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |date=12 November 2018 |url=https://www.foei.org/es/rspo-14-anos-de-fracaso-en-eliminar-la-violencia-y-la-destruccion-generadas-por-el-sector-del-aceite-de-palma-industrial/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{admin2018rspo, author = {admin}, title = {{RSPO: 14 años de fracaso en eliminar la violencia y la destrucción generadas por el sector del aceite de palma industrial}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2018}, month = nov, url = {https://www.foei.org/es/rspo-14-anos-de-fracaso-en-eliminar-la-violencia-y-la-destruccion-generadas-por-el-sector-del-aceite-de-palma-industrial/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }