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Sri Lanka to ban palm oil imports, raze plantations over environmental concerns by Malaka Rodrigo on 9 May 2021 Sri Lanka has imposed a ban on palm oil imports and ordered oil palm plantations in the country to be replaced with rubber trees and other crops over the next decade, citing adverse environmental and social impacts. The decision is based on recommendations from a 2018 report by a panel of environmental experts, who linked oil palm plantations to soil erosion and the drying up of water sources. Unlike in other countries where the crop is grown, oil palms aren’t a driver of deforestation in Sri Lanka; instead, they’ve replaced rubber plantations, which host a higher level of biodiversity and provide more jobs for locals.

Sri lankaWayamba universityNorth westernSri lankanGamini hitinayakeJayantha wijesingheSiril wijesundaraMalaka rodrigoIndikada mukalanaCentral environmental authorityUniversity of peradeniyaPalm oil industry association of sri lankaDepartment of botanical gardensFaculty of agriculture at wayamba universityBotanical gardensPalm oil industry association