Professor Erik Meijaard joins us for a very special episode of the show!
In addition to being a leading conservation scientist and Managing Director of Borneo Futures, Erik is the co-chair of the IUCN Oil Palm Task Force.
The IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature is the now the world’s largest and most diverse environmental network and a leading provider of conservation data, assessments and analysis.
We talk about a new IUCN report - Exploring the future of vegetable oils. Eric was the lead author on the report, which explores the implications of oil crops - looking at fats, forests, forecasts and futures!
Topics covered include the environmental pressures caused by oils and fats, taking a holistic view on oil crops, and why there’s no such thing as a ‘good’ or ‘bad’ oil crop.