Big companies skirting environmental laws and polluting environment in distant countries is nothing new in this world and something that environmentalists have been fighting for many decades now. Plants extracting oil from palms in Ecuador are not exception, despite the laws passed in this country in 2020, that aim to regulate the production while protecting watersheds and areas that have sensitive ecological balance. Critics point out that laws are hardly implementable and fines are negligent and unenforceable. The production increase comes at an environmental cost.
Key Takeaways:
- Palm oil companies are taking advantage of a loophole to put down plantations.
- The community has said that the water and land in the surround area has been polluted.
- The community is trying to slow down the efforts of the companies by blocking the roads.
“However, as in many other parts of the tropical world where oil palm is grown, palm oil production in Ecuador is coming at a cost.”
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