UK and Indonesia agree to deepen partnership
UK and Indonesia agree to deepen partnership placeholder Delegations of the Governments of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Indonesia met in London on 17 June 2019.Mirage News, 19 June 2019
United Kingdom, Indonesia, Timber, FLEGT
Citigroup Cancels Financing Of Indofood Over Palm Oil Labor Abuses
Citigroup has canceled all financing to Indonesian food giant and agribusiness company Indofood (INDF:IJ) following the company’s ousting from the leading palm oil certification scheme, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). Indofood’s palm oil subsidiaries were dropped from the RSPO after failing to address over 20 violations of the RSPO standard, as well as 10 violations of Indonesian labor law, both of which were found on Indofood-owned palm oil plantations.Value Walk, 18 June 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, labor exploitation
Greenpeace Says Agriculture to Blitz Forests the Size of Spain
At least 50 million hectares of forest -- an area equal to the size of Spain -- is likely to have been destroyed worldwide by agriculture in the decade through to the start of 2020, according to Greenpeace International.PRNewswire, 14 June 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, deforestation, peat, zero deforestation pledge
Can jurisdictional certification curb palm oil deforestation in Indonesia? (commentary)
The authors say the jurisdictional certification pilots of the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) represent a promising new approach to these issues. The RSPO pilot in Seruyan — a district that has experienced many of these problems — has led to several innovations, including an agricultural facility that provides technical support to smallholders while managing funds received from companies, implementation of the “jurisdiction-wide environmental protection plan” regulation, a mechanism for resolving land conflicts, and a method for mapping and registering independent smallholders.TNP, 13 June 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, forest moratorium
Survey on RSPO Supply Chain Models
RSPO Secretariat, in partnership with Copenhagen Business School (CBS) are conducting research to better understand RSPO members’ needs and experiences with continuing to drive the global transition towards sustainable palm oil. One of the key objectives of the study is to identify ways to promote and increase the uptake of Certified Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO) and CBS are eager to hear your feedback on this.RSPO, 13 June 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, CSPO, RSPO
Indonesia moratorium on new forest clearance now permanent
Indonesia's moratorium on new forest clearing for palm plantations or logging operations, which has been regularly extended since 2011, will become permanent, the Environment Minister said yesterday.The Newpaper, 13 June 2019
Indonesia, Timber, forest moratorium
Interpretation of Indicator 7.12.2 and Annex 5 for the RSPO Principles and Criteria 2018
The RSPO would like to announce that the Interpretation of Indicator 7.12.2 and Annex 5 for the RSPO Principles and Criteria 2018 is now available for download.RSPO, 13 June 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, biodiesel
RSPO Releases Industry-First 'Decent Living Wage' Guidance for Oil Palm Workers
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in collaboration with the Labour Task Force (LTF) launched a first-of-its-kind guidance document for the oil palm industry on the payment of a ‘Decent Living Wage’ (DLW), adopted from the Global Living Wage Coalition (GLWC) Methodology, to determine the DLW in RSPO certified units for all workers.Mongabay, 13 June 2019
Indonesia, Malaysia, Ghana, Brazil, Colombia, Palm Oil, CGF, decent living wage
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
Out on a limb: Unlikely collaboration boosts orangutans in Borneo
Groups in Indonesia are protecting orangutans by looking out for the people they share the forest with.Mongabay, 12 June 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, Timber, deforestation, orangutan
Indonesia to fix temporary ban on new forest clearing for plantations and logging
A provisional moratorium on issuing forest-clearing permits for plantations and logging is expected to be made permanent, Indonesian officials have announced.Eco-Business, 11 June 2019
Indonesia, Timber, Palm Oil, forest moratorium, deforestation
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
Activists use satellites to detect illegal oil palm plantations in Indonesia
Agung Dwinurcahya, an activist working for the anti-deforestation group Haka, said the organization would take legal measures when it detected a forest area loss of more than five hectares or if it found a protected species was being threatened.News 4 Europe , 24 May 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, forest loss
Kazakhstan eyes role as distribution hub for Malaysian palm oil to Russia, Eurasian Union, rep says
Kazakhstan wants to become the central distribution hub for Malaysian palm oil and other products in Central Asia, connecting the resources to Russia and the Eurasian Union.Malay Mail reports, 24 May 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, Palm oil
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
Faster land reform on the cards with Indonesian President's re-election
With his election win confirmed on Tuesday, Indonesian President Joko Widodo is set to push ahead with his promise to register all land in the country by 2025, redistribute land to Indigenous people and resolve disputes over claims, land experts said.Sight Magazine , 22 May 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, Indigenous People
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
Flawed timber scheme hits Indonesian forests
Some 422 containers of illegal timber has been seized this year, most of it from Papua and the Malukus; the cases show that the certification scheme for exports to the EU isn’t working.Asia Times , 19 May 2019
Indonesia, Timber, EU Timber Regulation
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
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
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
Leaving Paris Agreement: Indonesia’s loss or the world’s?
Angry comments have greeted the announcement of the European Union that Indonesia’s palm oil would be banned as the industry had aggravated deforestation, thus it was not renewable energy. Palm oil is the only commodity dropped out of EU’s list of renewable energy source due to its correlation to deforestation. Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad have reacted by sending an official joint letter to the bloc earlier this month.The Jakarta Post , 16 May 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, Palm oil