Episode 085 Palm Oil, Deforestation, and Sustainability with Eric Wakker

Eric Wakker has 26 years of experience in tropical forestry and agricultural plantations in relation to governance, trade, investment and sustainability certification in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. He stood at the basis of the international discourse about sustainable tropical timber and palm oil, and worked on a range of policy initiatives and certification schemes such as FSC and RSPO. Eric has executed assignments for a range of local and global non-governmental organizations, investors and traders and donor organizations. Over the past two years, his work has been focused on assisting Asia-based palm oil planters and traders, as well as NGOs, to enable the transition towards sustainability in the palm oil sector. Check out Eric Wakker: www.aidenviornment.org [email protected] https://twitter.com/EricWakker Support the TVTV Podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/thevoyagesoftimvetter