Key Messages
- National and provincial emissions reduction goals and efforts to slow deforestation may come into conflict with provincial and district level economic ambitions based on agricultural development.
- Around half of existing oil palm concessions in East Kalimantan are on forested and peatland areas. If developed, these plantations will release ~206 MtCO2e into the atmosphere.
- The expansion of oil palm plantations on currently allocated concessions will lead to the conversion of forested lands and swamp areas, including peatland, and represents a critical source of carbon emissions.
- To ensure the sustainability of plantation expansion the government needs to undertake a review of all existing plantation permits to ensure that they align with existing sustainability criteria.
- Green Growth does not present a win-win strategy and therefore requires strong political commitment, and awareness of social and environmental tradeoffs.
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Publication year
2016
Authors
Anderson, Z.R.; Kusters, K.; Obidzinski, K.
Language
English
Keywords
air pollutants, air pollution, emissions, environmental policy, fatty oil crops, greenhouse gases, oil palms, oil crops, oilseed plants, pollution control
Geographic
Indonesia
