South- SouthSharing what works in sustainable and equitable oil palm development for food and biofuels

South–South exchange 

Organised by CIFOR as part of the project  
 ‘Bioenergy, sustainability and trade-offs: can we avoid deforestation while
promoting bioenergy?’


21– 27 September 2011
Bogor, Indonesia

Background
The palm oil industry is anticipating further expansion to fulfil growing demands for food, and to supply palm oil for the biofuels markets. Indonesia is the world’s largest producer of palm oil. Indonesia and Malaysia together supply 85% of the global demand for palm oil. Indonesia has the potential to become a world biodiesel leader with a model for plantation sustainability. Due to its long history in the development of this commodity, Indonesia offers valuable lessons on the pros and cons of different business models for land use and benefits distribution. The expansion plans for oil palm in Indonesia, however, have also raised concerns about unintended social, economic and environment implications. The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil has established an international standard for certified palm oil, but recent developments in the country indicate the creation of a new national standard is needed. This exchange aims to examine lessons on what has worked to date with the national RSPO standards and potential adjustments so as to blueprint a credible international standard. We have witnessed a rising demand for palm oil; increasing land allocated to oil palm plantations in many countries in Latin America and Africa; and the shift in oil palm investment by
corporate actors from Southeast Asia region to some African countries. Therefore, sharing lessons amongst relevant actors on sustainable and equitable oil palm development options would benefit many stakeholders. 
Purpose - This South–South exchange initiative aims to promote the sharing of experiences and knowledge amongst key policy decision makers, industry representatives and researchers from countries in southeast Asia, sub- Saharan Africa and Latin America, including Brazil, Cameroon, Colombia, Ghana, Indonesia and Malaysia.
Topics will include sustainable and equitable options for oil palm development, and recommended policy shifts in these countries to support the transitions towards more equitable and sustainable models.
Participants
Participants will include two representatives each from Cameroon, Colombia, Brazil and Ghana; four from Malaysia; and invited participants from Indonesia linked to the government, the private sector and independent policy advisors. The participants are expected to share their experiences of oil palm
development in their own countries during the formal and informal sharing sessions. Field visits will provide opportunities for more informal sharing and discussion around the different topics to be covered. 
 
 


Approaches
The exchange will include the following activities.
 Discussions and face-to-face interactions with relevant institutions and organisations
 Field visits to oil palm plantations to learn from experiences of the private sector and from local actors
 Attend a discussion forum on the options and challenges for oil palm development as part of the CIFOR
workshop ‘Forests Indonesia: Alternative futures to meet demands for food, fibre, fuel and REDD+’ 
Topics 
Topics to be covered during these events will include: 
 Legal and institutions frameworks governing oil palm business and development
 Land acquisition and production partnerships amongst large-scale plantations and smallholders
 Effectiveness of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil and corporate social responsibility
 On-the-ground realities for oil palm plantations and smallholders invested and working in oil palm
plantations in Sumatra.
 Draft schedule
Discussion sessions amongst public and private 
actors in the oil palm sector 21–22 September CIFOR campus, Bogor
Field visit to a certified oil palm company and
smallholder production schemes 23–25 September Riau Province, Sumatra
Visit to government planning agencies and
relevant ministries 26 September Jakarta
Participation in Forests Indonesia conference, 
‘Alternative futures to meet demands for food, 
fibre, fuel and REDD+’
27 September Jakarta
Anticipated outcomes
By conveying evidence-based knowledge from policy analysis and practitioners’ lessons learnt to key
decision makers in government, industry and civil society, we expect participants will take away examples of
‘what works’ in sustainable oil palm development. We plan to produce a policy brief in Indonesian and
English that summarises the main lessons learnt. We will disseminate the policy brief to all participants of
Forests Indonesia as part of conference follow-on activities as well as to key actors in the oil palm sector
through CIFOR and partner knowledge-sharing platforms.



 
  
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CIFOR advances human wellbeing, environmental conservation and equity by conducting research to inform
policies and practices that affect forests in developing countries. CIFOR is one of 15 centres within the
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). CIFOR’s headquarters are in Bogor,
Indonesia. It also has offices in Asia, Africa and South America.
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Policies and institutional and legal frameworks in the expansion of Brazilian biofuels

Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) Bogor, Indonesia

Authors: Andrade, R.M.T.; Miccolis, A

This paper maps out and analyses the wide range of policies and players that have shaped the phenomenal rise of biofuels in Brazil, drawing comparisons between the ethanol and biodiesel industries. The sugarcane-ethanol sector’s expansion has been characterised by distinct waves of regulation and deregulation, heavy private investment and public financing for infrastructure, research and development. Close links with energy and climate change–related policies, the dualfuel car revolution, liberal foreign direct investment policies and fiscal and financial incentives have also played important roles. Questions are being raised about human rights and environmental justice due to poor working conditions, land concentration and displacement of smallholders as well as environmental impacts, especially in South-Central and Northeastern Brazil. The sugarcane-ethanol industry has sought to address these claims through voluntary governance and certification mechanisms. The Brazilian Government has also taken decisive action to forbid sugarcane expansion into sensitive ecosystems. Recent biodiesel feedstock policies aimed at smallholders have delivered substantial savings (US$1 billion/year) by substituting diesel imports, and made progress towards ‘social inclusion’. But these programs have fallen short of targets, as the prevailing feedstock is still soybeans followed by beef tallow, with production and processing still concentrated in the hands of large-scale soybean farmers and cattle ranchers. Despite robust and well-intended environmental, rural development and fiscal policies to support smallholders, some policies are extremely difficult to enforce given structural constraints faced by smallholders and the lack of adequate governance mechanisms.

Topic:

Biofuels, policy, climatic change

Geographic:

Brazil

Pages:

39p

Publisher:

Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Bogor, Indonesia

Publication Year:

2011

Language:

English

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Climate Policies and Indigenous Rights: Beyond Carbon

Climate Policies and Indigenous Rights

A REPORT FROM

THE INTERNATIONAL FORUM
ON GLOBALIZATION

by Gretchen Gordon
ECOMMENDATIONS

When climate policies like agrofuels promotion threaten indigenous rights, we may have tried to address a carbon
emissions problem, but we’ve created a human rights problem. In the current climate crisis, striving for real sustainability
means looking beyond carbon calculations, and even beyond climate change. It means designing policies that consider
entire social, economic, and environmental systems and how those systems interact. And it means prioritizing not just
short-term goals, but more overarching values like human rights, indigenous rights, biodiversity, environmental quality,
social equity and inclusion. One of the unique things about an indigenous rights-based approach to climate change is that
it can, in many cases, be a means of promoting each of these overarching values simultaneously.

Policymakers and climate advocates should push for an indigenous rights-based approach to climate change.

This approach should take guidance from indigenous peoples and indigenous peoples’ coalitions to: 1) address the real
drivers of climate change and avoid false solutions; 2) establish formal structures and mechanisms for effective
participation of indigenous peoples; and 3) integrate binding indigenous rights standards throughout climate policies and
mechanisms.

Policymakers and advocates should ensure that climate policies:

1) provide for the resources and mechanisms necessary to ensure effective direct participation of indigenous peoples in policymaking, and
to guarantee the free, prior and informed consent of indigenous peoples in the proposals that impact them;

2) consider the impacts of climate change on indigenous peoples and acknowledge the contribution of indigenous peoples to climate change
mitigation and adaptation;

3) explicitly reference the rights of indigenous peoples, including their collective rights, rather than merely referencing the interests
of, or impacts on, indigenous communities;

4) acknowledge indigenous rights as inalienable human rights which carry obligations enforceable under international law;

5) include binding indigenous rights safeguards at or above the minimum standards established by the Declaration, including the right to free,
prior and informed consent; and provide specific guidance as to the content and implementation of these rights;

6) establish adequate mechanisms and provide necessary resources for effective monitoring, enforcement, and redress to ensure compliance
with indigenous rights standards.


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Autoras: Maria Cristina Pegorin e Renata Marson Teixeira de Andrade

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http://www.excelenciaemgestao.org/

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http://www.bioenergia.net.br/congresso/br/index.php