ABSTRACT
Palm oil production has been supported by a state programme in the Brazilian Amazon since 2010. The aim is to produce sustainable biodiesel, eradicate rural poverty and contribute to the mitigation of climate change simultaneously. This article challenges this ‘triple-win’-narrative by arguing on the basis of empirical field research that the expansion of palm oil is actually an expression of green grabbing. Green grabbing is defined as a new form of continuous primitive accumulation. The concept refers to different processes of enclosure, land grabbing or privatization of nature which are initiated by environmental or climate protection measures.
