Replanting oil palm may be driving a second wave of biodiversity loss
Our research has now found that this replanting might be causing a second wave of biodiversity loss, further damaging the environment where these plantations have been created.Indonesia News, 13 June 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, indonesia, Palm oil, Biodiversity , Asia Pacific EU wants cooperation over sustainable palm oil
Indonesia and the European Union need to further promote cooperation over sustainable palm oil to help ease the tension between Jakarta and Brussels over the latter’s move to phase out the use of crude palm oil in biofuel by 2030, an EU representative has said.The Jakarta Post , 03 June 2019
Indonesia, Europe, Palm Oil, indonesia RI eyes Japanese technology that converts palm oil waste into valuable products
Coordinating Economic Minister Darmin Nasution has welcomed the adoption of Japanese technology that can convert liquid palm oil waste, known as palm oil mill effluent (POME), into valuable products such docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an omega-3 fatty acid, and animal feed.Eleven Myanmar , 27 May 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, indonesia BASF, The Estee Lauder Companies, Solidaridad and RSPO Team up for New Sustainable Palm Oil Project
BASF, The Estee Lauder Companies and the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil have announced that they are partnering with Solidaridad to promote sustainable palm oil and palm derivatives production in the district of Waykanan, Lampung, Indonesia.Global Cosmetics News , 27 May 2019
Indonesia, , indonesia Palm oil watchdog to create separate standards for smallholders - Indonesia director
A global palm oil industry watchdog is planning a separate standard for smallholders to help them adopt sustainable practices and get green certification, the Indonesian director of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) said.The Star Online , 24 May 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, indonesia Indonesia calls on palm oil industry, obscured by secrecy, to remain opaque
As the government calls on palm oil companies to withhold plantation data, citing national security, privacy and competition reasons, activists fear this will further damage the reputation of its already controversial palm oil industry.Eco-Business , 22 May 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, indonesia Korean CSOs call on Korean Government and corporations to take immediate measures to stop serious deforestation and human rights violations in the palm oil industry
Korea Federation for Environmental Movements (KFEM) and Advocates for Public Interest Law (APIL) condemn the current practice of human rights violation and environmental destruction prevalent in the palm oil industry in Indonesia and highlight the importance of responsibility on the part of the Korean Government and South Korean corporations.KFEM , 20 May 2019
South Korea, Indonesia, Palm Oil, indonesia Indonesia to issue first license certifying legal timber entering Europe
FAO today welcomed an agreement by Indonesia and the European Union (EU) to issue the world’s first Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) timber license as a major achievement in the fight against illegal logging.Global Diaspora , 18 May 2019
Indonesia, Europe, Timber, indonesia Indonesian government actively blocking efforts to reform palm oil industry
Ministers in the Government of President Joko Widodo are blocking efforts to reform the palm oil industry. Last week, the Indonesian Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs ordered palm oil companies not to share information regarding the palm concessions they own.Ekklesia reports, 17 May 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, indonesia Timber legality system for small enterprises in Indonesia
Rufi'i, Director of Processing and Marketing of Forest Products at the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), has reported that the government’s new timber legality certification programme for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) will provide the same legal umbrella for MSMEs as currently provided by SVLK certification for large companies.Panels Furniture Asia , 17 May 2019
Indonesia, Timber, SVLK, legal timber, Timber, indonesia, Asia Pacific Manufacturing Consent: How Palm Oil Companies Evict
This film by Indonesia Nature Film Society (INFIS) compiles evidence and testimonies of the Dayak tribe from Muara Tae in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, where a palm oil company is grabbing their indigenous land. Members of the clan described evictions without compensation which was organised by PT Borneo Surya Mining Jaya (PT Borneo).Engage Media , 15 May 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, indonesia Species extinction, climate change research gets radical, and replanting a 2 million tree rainforest
A recent paper published in Ecology and Evolution found that second generation oil palm plantations support 20 percent less diversity of invertebrates and 59 percent fewer animals than the first. Oil palm plantations have a profitable lifespan of only 25 years and the paper’s authors conclude that ‘long-term production of palm oil comes at a higher cost than previously thought’.Forest News , 14 May 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, indonesia Fight EU Ban and Critism, Indonesia to Establish Palm Oil Map
Indonesia to establish palm oil one map, to harmonize land data and to respond public criticism. The map is expected to be completed in August, said government official last week.The Insider Stories , 13 May 2019
Indonesia, Europe, Palm Oil, indonesia Most Borneo villages don’t see oil-palm payoff
A new study analyzing living standards in over 5,000 villages in Indonesian Borneo finds that oil palm plantations can have good and bad impacts on villages, but those with intact forests suffer most.Asia Times , 11 May 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, indonesia RSPO Facilitates Knowledge Exchange for Smallholders in Kalimantan
It involved 19 participants from Sabah, including smallholders from the Malaysian state, as well as staff members of Forever Sabah; the organisation facilitating the RSPO Jurisdictional Certification pilot in Sabah.RSPO, 10 May 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, indonesia What we learned from two years of investigating corrupt land deals in Indonesia
The now-concluded investigative series “Indonesia for Sale” examined the corruption underpinning Indonesia’s land rights and climate crisis in unparalleled depth.Mongabay, 08 May 2019
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