Local organisations present the situation of oil palm expansion in Opol, Misamis Oriental

The KALUMBAY Regional Lumad Organisation, together with the Peasant Movement of the Philippines and the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines releases a primer on the expansion of oil palm plantations in the country, 95% of which in Mindanao, and the human rights violations and other social and environmental impacts associated with the lucrative business.

The primer can be downloaded here: http://www.panap.net/sites/default/files/OPOL_Oil_Palm_Primer.pdf