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Community mapping for responsible palm oil: recommendations related to the EU RED

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Expansion of oil palm plantations often violates local people’s land rights. This has already resulted in thousands of conflicts between communities and companies. For responsible palm oil production, the EU RED should demand that companies facilitate comm unities to document their land boundaries before plantation establishment. This can be done through community mapping
    Publication year

    2022

    Authors

    Wezendonk L; Sirait M T

    Language

    English

    Keywords

    carbon, deforestation, emissions

    Geographic

    Indonesia

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