Daemeter and Remark Asia will be jointly organised a five-day HCV Auditor training course. The course will be held in Bogor, Indonesia in 14 - 18 December 2015.

This report analyses recent changes in the legal and policy frameworks in Indonesia to understand their effects on deforestation and offer recommendations for strengthening and improving this framework.

Endorsed by the RSPO, the Lead Auditor training course provides lead auditors and other participants with an in-depth knowledge of the RSPO Principles and Criteria and their implementation. It focuses on application of the RSPO Certification Systems and audit practice requirements to ensure consistent and appropriate audit decision making.

This publication was developed as a summary background reading for “Toward Deforestation-Free Palm Oil in Indonesia: Implementation Challenges on High Carbon Stock and High Conservation Value” workshop, organised by KADIN Indonesia and IBCSD in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 12 December 2014.