Social Impacts Of Oil Palm In Indonesia
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Social Impacts Of Oil Palm In Indonesia
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Author : Tania Murray Li
language : en
Publisher: CIFOR
Release Date : 2015-05-07
Social Impacts Of Oil Palm In Indonesia written by Tania Murray Li and has been published by CIFOR this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-07 with Electronic book categories.
Oil palm plantations and smallholdings are expanding massively in Indonesia. Proponents highlight the potential for job creation and poverty alleviation, but scholars are more cautious, noting that social impacts of oil palm are not well understood. This report draws upon primary research in West Kalimantan to explore the gendered dynamics of oil palm among smallholders and plantation workers. It concludes that the social and economic benefits of oil palm are real, but restricted to particular social groups. Among smallholders in the research area, couples who were able to sustain diverse farming systems and add oil palm to their repertoire benefited more than transmigrants, who had to survive on limited incomes from a 2-ha plot.
The Palm Oil Global Value Chain
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Author : Pacheco, P.
language : en
Publisher: CIFOR
Release Date : 2017-03-03
The Palm Oil Global Value Chain written by Pacheco, P. and has been published by CIFOR this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-03 with categories.
There is abundant literature focusing on the palm oil sector, which has grown into a vigorous sector with production originating mainly from Malaysia and Indonesia, and on increased palm oil consumption in many countries around the globe, particularly European Union states, China and India. This sector expansion has become quite controversial, because while it has negative social and environmental impacts, it also leads to positive benefits in generating fiscal earnings for producing countries and regular income streams for a large number of large- and small-scale growers involved in palm oil production. This document reviews how the social, ecological, and environmental dynamics and associated implications of the global palm oil sector have grown in complexity over time, and examines the policy and institutional factors affecting the sector's development at the global and national levels. This work examines the geographies of production, consumption and trade of palm oil and its derivatives, and describes the structure of the global palm oil value chain, with special emphasis on Malaysia and Indonesia. In addition, this work reviews the main socioenvironmental impacts and trade-offs associated with the palm oil sector's expansion, with a primary focus on Indonesia. The main interest is on the social impacts this has on local populations, smallholders and workers, as well as the environmental impacts on deforestation and their associated effects on carbon emissions and biodiversity loss. Finally, the growing complexity of the global oil palm value chain has also driven diverse types of developments in the complex oil palm policy regime governing the sector's expansion. This work assesses the main features of this emerging policy regime involving public and private actors, with emphasis on Indonesia. There are multiple efforts supporting the transition to a more sustainable palm oil production; yet the lack of a coordinated public policy, effective incentives and consistent enforcement is clear and obvious. The emergence of numerous privately driven initiatives with greater involvement of civil society organizations brings new opportunities for enhancing the sector's governance; yet the uptake of voluntary standards remains slow, and any push for the adoption of more stringent standards may only widen the gap between large corporations and medium- and smallscale growers. Greater harmonization between voluntary and mandatory standards, as well as among private initiatives is required. Commitments to deforestation-free supply chains have the potential to reduce undesired environmental impacts from oil palm expansion, and while this risks excluding smallholders from the supply chains, such commitments may function to leverage the upgrading of smallholder production systems. Their success, however, will require greater public and private sector collaboration.
Evidence Based Options For Advancing Social Equity In Indonesian Palm Oil
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Author : Li, T,M.
language : en
Publisher: CIFOR
Release Date : 2018-04-11
Evidence Based Options For Advancing Social Equity In Indonesian Palm Oil written by Li, T,M. and has been published by CIFOR this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-11 with categories.
Key messages Social equity is crucial to sustainable development: equity means ensuring that everyone has the resources they need to secure their well-being now and in the future.Oil palm is a profitable crop, but the
A Policy Network Analysis Of The Palm Oil Sector In Indonesia
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Author : Pirard, R.
language : en
Publisher: CIFOR
Release Date : 2017-06-30
A Policy Network Analysis Of The Palm Oil Sector In Indonesia written by Pirard, R. and has been published by CIFOR this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-30 with categories.
The palm oil sector has been targeted by NGOs for its alleged negative environmental and social impacts. In this regard Indonesia represents a major challenge because it is home to some of the largest tropical forests in the world. A recent wave of corporate sustainability commitments peaked with the New York Declaration on Forests in September 2014, which emerged amidst the development of other standards and initiatives toward sustainable palm oil production. This process has made this field very complex, especially in Indonesia. The present study aims at clarifying the positions taken by the various stakeholders and assesses the level of political support and the functioning of policy networks. Results from our Policy Network Analysis based on the survey of 59 institutions representing all types of stakeholders (e.g. government, corporate, NGO) at all levels (international, Indonesian and local) show that standards and initiatives for sustainability have contrasting visibility and impact among stakeholders. In this context, RSPO stands as a reference, with the efforts by the Government of Indonesia to promote its own standard with ISPO yet to gain traction. While IPOP was a well-appreciated initiative and a symbol of zero-deforestation commitments, opposition to it by the government and conflicting interests have resulted in its disbandment. Overall, the lack of progress for sustainable palm oil practices on the ground, in the view of respondents, seems to be caused by political and legal barriers rather than technical challenges or economic losses at a country level.
Risky Business Uptake And Implementation Of Sustainability Standards And Certification Schemes In The Indonesian Palm Oil Sector
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Author : Sophia M Gnych
language : en
Publisher: CIFOR
Release Date : 2015-11-12
Risky Business Uptake And Implementation Of Sustainability Standards And Certification Schemes In The Indonesian Palm Oil Sector written by Sophia M Gnych and has been published by CIFOR this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-12 with categories.
Evolving international sustainability norms demand greater environmental and social responsibility from business across global commodity chains – from countries of origin to countries of consumption. Conventional commandand-control regulation has had limited success in addressing negative environmental and social impacts. As a result, advocacy groups and NGOs have championed a diversity of market-based and multi-stakeholder governance approaches aimed at shifting the private sector towards delivering more sustainable business models. Multiple non-state, market-driven social and environmental standards have emerged for palm oil. Through interviews with growers and key stakeholders in the Indonesian palm oil industry this occasional paper explores the motivations driving the uptake of sustainability standards, as well as the factors supporting and preventing implementation of sustainability standards, and asks, what model of sustainable oil palm agriculture is ultimately being built?
The Oil Palm Complex
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Author : Rob Cramb
language : en
Publisher: NUS Press
Release Date : 2016-03-28
The Oil Palm Complex written by Rob Cramb and has been published by NUS Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-28 with Political Science categories.
The oil palm industry has transformed rural livelihoods and landscapes across wide swathes of Indonesia and Malaysia, generating wealth along with economic, social, and environmental controversy. Who benefits and who loses from oil palm development? Can oil palm development provide a basis for inclusive and sustainable rural development? Based on detailed studies of specific communities and plantations and an analysis of the regional political economy of oil palm, this book unpicks the dominant policy narratives, business strategies, models of land acquisition, and labour-processes. It presents the oil palm industry in Malaysia and Indonesia as a complex system in which land, labour and capital are closely interconnected. Understanding this complex is a prerequisite to developing better strategies to harness the oil palm boom for a more equitable and sustainable pattern of rural development.
The Impacts Of Oil Palm Plantations On Forests And People In Papua
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Author : Agus Andrianto
language : en
Publisher: CIFOR
Release Date : 2014-12-19
The Impacts Of Oil Palm Plantations On Forests And People In Papua written by Agus Andrianto and has been published by CIFOR this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-19 with Electronic book categories.
Oil palm plantations can be a significant contributor to rural livelihoods in Indonesia. The government seeks to capitalize on this commodity and strengthen Indonesias position as the global leader in palm oil production by expanding plantation estates. As the land for new plantation investment in Kalimantan and Sumatra becomes scarce, plantation developers are looking east to acquire land in Papua Province. The rising interest in oil palm plantations in Papua presents potential opportunities but also poses challenges.
Review Of The Diversity Of Palm Oil Production Systems In Indonesia
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Author : Baudoin, A.
language : en
Publisher: CIFOR
Release Date : 2017-05-09
Review Of The Diversity Of Palm Oil Production Systems In Indonesia written by Baudoin, A. and has been published by CIFOR this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-09 with categories.
This paper proposes an overview of the development of oil palm production in Indonesia combining two levels: (i) a national and historical perspective of the development of the sector; (ii) a regional approach considering two contrasting provinces, Riau and Jambi. Starting with colonial times, the national approach deals first with the main periods that punctuate the development of oil palm plantations up to the contemporary period, marked by the liberalization of the economy. It emphasizes several factors that played a strategic role in the development of palm oil production, such as the role of the State and migration. After presenting the different models that structure the relationships among stakeholders and how these relationships have evolved, the role of small family planters is analyzed. This section ends with a review of some controversial issues: livelihood improvement, land tenure and customary rights, inclusion versus exclusion, market risks, forest and environmental threats and governance. The regional approach gives context to the development of palm oil production within two territories that have different historical backgrounds, with Jambi entering into production relatively recently. In each of the two provinces, the themes and issues involved in palm oil development identified at national level are analyzed, with specific emphasis on stakeholders’ strategic behaviours. The paper concludes with a comparative perspective on both provinces.
Losing Ground
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Author : Serge Marti
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Losing Ground written by Serge Marti and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with categories.
Towards Sustainable Production And Use Of Resources
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: UNEP/Earthprint
Release Date : 2009
Towards Sustainable Production And Use Of Resources written by and has been published by UNEP/Earthprint this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Business & Economics categories.
This report was produced by the Working Group on biofuels of the International Panel for Sustainable Resource Managemet. It provides an overview of the key problems and perspectives toward sustainable production and use of biofuels. It is based on an extensive literature study, taking into account recent major reviews. The focus is on so-called first generation biofuels while considering further lines of development. In the overall context of enhancing resource productivity, options for more efficient and sustainable production and use of biomass are examined. In particular, "modern biomass use" for energetic purposes, such as biomass used for (co-)generation of heat and power and liquid biofuels for transport, are addressed and related to the use of biomass for food and material purposes. Whereas improving the efficiency of biomass production plays a certain role towards enhancing sustainability, progress will ultimately depend on a more efficient use of biotic (and abiotic) resources (incl. for instance an increased fuel economy of car fleets), although a full consideration of all relevant strategies towards this end (e.g changing diets high in animal based foods and reducing food losses) is beyond the scope of this report.