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IN BRIEF akzente 2/158 IN COMPARISON SUSTAINABLE PALM OIL According to a new study by the Forum for Sustainable Palm Oil, German companies often use palm oil which has not been produced in line with minimum ecological and social standards. The study shows that the pro- portion of certified palm oil and palm ker- nel oil used at the end of 2013 was just 28%. Palm oil is used mainly for the pro- duction of food. It has proved con- troversial, how- ever, as rainfor- ests and peat soil are often de- stroyed to make way for the palms. The aim of the Forum for Sustainable Palm Oil is to significantly increase the proportion of certified oil used in the Ger- man, Austrian and Swiss markets. GIZ runs the Forum’s Secretariat on behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture. www.forumpalmoel.org/en/fonap.html Certified organic farming methods Many farmers worldwide are now using organic farming methods – not least because they often cannot afford synthetic fertilisers or pesticides. Yet very few have the relevant certification. The figures show the percentage of total agricultural land in Africa, Asia and Western Europe which is managed as certified organic farmland. Respecting standards PHOTOS:christianbruns/FreieHansestadtBremen(Page8left),iStockPHOTO(Page8Right) Africa Asia Western Europe Windhoek, Bremen, Durban MUNICIPAL CLIMATE PARTNERSHIP Since 2011, the city of Bremen has been working on establishing a development partnership for climate and resource protection with its partner cities, Windhoek in Namibia and Durban in South Africa. GIZ is supporting these cities in coordinating and implementing their plans. This involves, among other things, the joint im- plementation by Durban and Bremen of a project financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, which aims to restore an area of wetland to its natural state. The objective is to preserve biodiversity and to allow more water to be absorbed by the ground during periods of heavy rain, which helps to prevent floods. www.klimapartnerschaft.bremen.de 0.12% 0.25% 5.76% Source: Bodenatlas (Soil Atlas) 2015