Can palm oil be part of green growth in Indonesia?

A new report lays out key leverage points for shifting Indonesia's palm oil industry toward a greener development path, mongabay.com reported.

The report, authored by Daemeter Consulting and The Nature Conservancy (TNC), provides context on Indonesia's palm oil industry, including its local development benefits and environmental impacts, and identifies what agencies and actors are involved in various decisions that shape its expansion. The intent of the document is to "highlight opportunities to align decision-making more closely with Indonesia’s Green Growth objectives."

For example, the report suggests developing and implementing a transparent online licensing registration system for oil palm plantations. This would require involvement of both Indonesian's Ministry of Agriculture as well as local governments, but would have "high impact" on decisions that determine where oil palm licenses are issued, according to the authors. As a sweetener, increased transparency could help stem corruption.

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