Reducing green house gas emissions from oil palm in Indonesia: Lessons from East Kalimantan

Download or read book Reducing green house gas emissions from oil palm in Indonesia: Lessons from East Kalimantan written by Zachary R Anderson and published by CIFOR. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.