Impact on the ground
We often associate palm oil production with deforestation, biodiversity loss, pollution, labour rights violations and social conflicts. Yet, there are also examples in which palm oil contributes to positive social and environmental change and improves the lives of farmers and rural communities. These stories are as omnipresent as the negative ones but are seldom heard and told. Below are stories that tell about these positive examples highlighting how sustainable palm oil production created a positive impact on the ground.
Improve the situation of palm oil workers through workers unions
In agri-commodity supply chains in non-western countries poor working conditions, sexual harassment and human rights violations are unfortunately still a reality. CNV and HUKATAN-KSBSI jointly engage to improve the situation on palm oil plantations in Indonesia.
Smallholders improve community livelihoods through sustainable palm oil
Frightening stories about palm oil production causing biodiversity loss, deforestation, violation of labour rights and social conflicts fill our daily news. These stories obscure those examples in which palm oil drives positive social and environmental change and improves the lives of farmers and their communities. These stories are as omnipresent as the negative ones but are seldom heard and told.
Resilient landscapes for wildlife and people through collaborative solutions
To best serve both an industry and a species that is critically endangered, PONGO Alliance engages industry with a pragmatic approach. Central to their mission is to work together to achieve collaborative solutions to create a paradigm shift in agricultural practices that reframes the oil palm industry as one that supports rather than destroys orangutan habitat.
Palm oil-related deforestation declining in Indonesia: what is going on?
Indonesia is the world’s leading palm oil producer and exporter, and the Indonesian palm oil industry has often been accused of the number one cause of deforestation in that country in recent decades. However, the latest data shows that the tide is turning.
What causes deforestation in Indonesia, the world’s largest palm oil producer?
In 2019 Indonesia ranked third place in a row of tropical countries losing primary forest. In that year, 324.000 ha of primary forest was lost, an area slightly bigger than Luxembourg.
Finding a solution in between large-scale market transformation and full traceability
In the palm oil sector, one of the main global systems for supply chain certification has become the center point of discussion.