Indonesia and the Netherlands want sustainable palm oil

To address the environmental and social aspects of palm oil production, Indonesia (the world’s largest palm oil producer) has made big steps in improving sustainable production of palm oil. Sustainable production of palm oil is an aim of both Indonesia and the Netherlands. The countries collaborate in different ways to achieve this, one of these collaborations is the SustainPalm-program.

The SustainPalm-program is a 3-years program funded by the Dutch government implemented under collaboration of Dutch (Wageningen University & Research and Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences) and Indonesian (IPB University and Universitas Lambung Mangkurat) universities. This consortium will be working together with local governments, companies, and communities to improve sustainability practices in smallholders and companies building on existing practices and results from research in Indonesia and The Netherlands.

Land use and biomass efficiency

The SustainPalm program aims to increase land use and biomass use efficiency, retain biodiversity and other ecosystem services, reduction of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, and support smallholders' food security and income resilience. In addition, this program would strengthen the long-term cooperation between the relevant leading stakeholders in the field of palm oil in Indonesia and The Netherlands. SustainPalm program also aligns with the Indonesian Action Plan for Sustainable Palm Oil (RAN KSB), including resolving oil palm on peatland and in forest areas under "Jangka Benah Strategies" (SJB).

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