Jurnal Universitas Gadjah MadaComparing Mining and Palm Oil Plantation Impacts on the
In contrast, palm oil plantations establish cooperation with local laborers and local farmers in the Nucleus Estate Smallholder scheme (NES) which prevents unemployment. Therefore, in the
Notably, many companies have remained largely silent on issues concerning the sexual assault of women on palm oil plantations. In Sumatra in November 2020 a 16-year-old girl described how she was attacked by her
The Dilemma of Human Security on Palm Oil
Ardiyanti & Anwar, (2018) in their article entitled The Dilemma of Human Security on Palm Oil Plantation in Indonesia, try to look at environmental problems through a human security approach and
The numerous impacts for long-term economic and development made it crucial to be analysed. While there are many studies about dilemma on human security, yet, only a few studies on palm
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre[PDF] Losing Ground The human rights impacts of oil palm
Agrofuels also known as biofuels have been heralded as a low carbon solution to climate change in an energy-hungry world...Palm oil, a versatile vegetable oil...is increasingly in
Keyw ords: human security, dilemma, palm oil plantation, economic grow th, development. INTRODUCTION As a concern of sustainable energy, the world is looking for substitutes for fossil
Environmental Investigation AgencyIndonesia is not serious about resolving human
The human rights aspects are broad and fundamental. Human rights violations in palm oil plantations start when the Government issues business permits with minimum field verification. It results in a lack of
Footnote 9 As freely available, sizable plots of land suitable for oil palm plantations are very difficult to find, the practical effect of this clause buried in a ministerial edict was that it freed
The Moral Minefield of Ethical Oil Palm
Broader ethical questions also play out in the contexts of biofuels and food security and of competition among oil crops, especially the crops at higher latitudes (e.g., soy, maize, sunflower
Sustainable Palm Oil in 2014. Within our supply chain and more broadly across the industry, we have taken steps to reduce deforestation and clearance of peat and address human rights issues
Sustainable oil palm industry: The possibilities ScienceDirect
To mitigate the demand for palm oil, plantations are being expanded to wetland ecosystems, particularly in peat-swamp forests. In Indonesia, the top producer of palm oil,
Cruel oil or green gold is a dilemma for the oil palm industry. The oil palm industry (planting and milling) has a devastating impact on the environment and ecosystems. Oil palm
HRMARSIssues of Human Resource in Malaysian Palm Oil Industry
Figure. 1 Issues of Human Resource in the Malaysian Palm Oil Industry Issues of Human Resource Hazardous working conditions Labor shortages Migrant labors Low wages
(Henson 2005). A new oil palm plantation may register higher growth rates and therefore sequester carbon at a faster annual rate compared to a naturally regenerating forest, but in the end the oil
Commodifying sustainability: Development, nature and politics
A study by Marlier et al. (2015) of the forest fires of 2006 found that palm oil and pulp plantations caused 86% of total emissions of the forest fires in concession areas in Sumatra and
The demand for palm oil has created a burgeoning global palm oil market, driving the creation and expansion of plantations in countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and
- Do coal mining and palm oil plantations affect human security?
- However, these sectors are criticized as the cause of horizontal conflicts, deforestation, and natural disasters that threaten the human security of local communities. This paper aims to compare the extent to which coal mining industries and palm oil plantations have impacted the human security of local communities.
- Does Indonesia's one map policy make illegal palm oil plantations visible?
- Spatial data analysis provides important governance opportunities to address illegal oil palm plantations. This study focuses on how Indonesia’s One Map Policy renders illegal palm oil plantations in Indonesia visible and the governance dilemmas this creates.
- Are coal mining and palm oil plantations a problem in Indonesia?
- Coal mining and palm oil plantations are important sectors for supporting development in Indonesia. However, these sectors are criticized as the cause of horizontal conflicts, deforestation, and natural disasters that threaten the human security of local communities.
- Does conflict palm oil violate labor rights?
- Featured heavily in those snacks is the controversial ingredient of Conflict Palm Oil, produced from the palm oil plantations that stretch across Indonesia. While the issues with Conflict Palm Oil are increasingly highlighted, reports of egregious labor rights violations on palm oil plantations are just beginning to emerge.
- Are palm oil plantations causing egregious labor violations?
- These reports highlight a pattern of egregious labor violations on palm oil plantations across the globe.1
- Are oil palm plantations in conflict with neighbouring villages?
- When we started to document the trajectories and outcomes of the resulting conflicts in 2019, our NGO partners had identified 544 such conflicts in just four provinces (Riau, West Sumatra, West Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan), suggesting that the majority of oil palm plantations are in conflict with neighbouring villages.
