| Publications and Reports - Oil palm |
| This site contains documents
prepared by FPP, information from our partners, and other materials
of relevance to indigenous peoples, forest-dependent communities and
forests. Documents, listed in date order, can be downloaded free, purchased online, or printed copies can be ordered from julia@forestpeoples.org. All our publications are free to indigenous peoples' organisations. Southern NGOs are entitled to a 50% discount. |
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Prior and Informed Consent and the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm
Oil A guide for companies Working draft FPP March 2008 |
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is Life Land Rights and Oil Palm Development in Sarawak This report reveals escalating conflicts between indigenous peoples and oil palm companies due to the rapid expansion of plantations in the Malaysian State of Sarawak. Based on field interviews with community representatives in 12 different villages, the report details the rate of expansion of oil palm plantations, reasons for the conflicts, why some 40 legal cases about land conflicts between communities and oil palm companies are now clogging the courts in Sarawak, how the process of oil palm development in Sarawak is contrary to international standards adopted by the RSPO, and offers recommendations for reform. by Marcus Colchester,Wee Aik Pang,Wong Meng Chuo and Thomas Jalong Forest Peoples Programme and Perkumpulan SawitWatch November 2007 |
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release British NGOs challenge Indonesian government and industry on palm oil claims At London seminar between Indonesian government and palm oil industry representatives, social and environmental NGOs warn that Indonesia's palm oil industry continues to be linked to deforestation and biodiversity losses, human rights abuses and displacement of indigenous peoples and local communities. 31 October 2007 |
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| Submission
to CERD (UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination)
by 12 NGOs regarding the severe threat to indigenous peoples' survival in Kalimantan, Indonesia, by the government's proposed 850km-long oil palm plantation on part of the traditionally owned territories of the indigenous peoples of this region July 2007 |
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loans to Wilmar Trading/Wilmar International in apparent contravention
of IFC procedures and policies Formal NGO letter of complaint to the IFC Compliance Advisor Ombudsman about breaches of policy with regard to the oil palm industry (Referenced background documents are available on request) July 2007 |
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Proposals for the RSPO's Verification Working Group Open letter to the RSPO 19 November 2006 |
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| Press
release - Indonesian Palm Oil production blights the poor: major reforms needed, claim two new reports 17 November 2006 |
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Land: Palm Oil and Land Acquisition in Indonesia – Implications for
Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples by Marcus Colchester, Norman Jiwan, Andiko, Martua Sirait, Asep Yunan Firdaus, A. Surambo and Herbert Pane Forest Peoples Programme, Sawit Watch, HuMA and ICRAF, Bogor November 2006 |
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Yang Dijan Jikan - Minyak Sawit dan Pembebasan Tanah di Indonesia:
Implikasi terhadap Masyarakat Lokal dan Masyarakat Adat Marcus Colchester, Norman Jiwan, Andiko, Martua Sirait, Asep Yunan Firdaus, A. Surambo, Herbert Pane Diterbitkan pertama kali pada tahun 2006 oleh Forest Peoples Programme, Perkumpulan Sawit Watch, HuMA dan the World Agroforestry Centre |
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Oil Smallholders in Borneo Mobilise against injustice The Declaration of Serikat Petani Kelapa Sawit Sanggau District, West Kalimantan, Indonesia Wisma Tabor Pusat Damai 9 June 2006 |
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Serikat Petani Kelapa Sawit Kabupaten Sanggau, Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia Wisma Tabor Pusat Damai 9 Juni 2006 |
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Leaders' Memories and Dreams Report on a survey of oil palm plantations and indigenous peoples in West Kalimantan by Forest Peoples Programme July 2005 |
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promises How World Bank Group policies fail to protect forests and forest peoples' rights Joint NGO publication April 2005 |
pdf look & buy |
| The
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil: Analysis, Prospects and Progress Briefing Paper following Second Meeting of RSPO Criteria Working Group by Marcus Colchester, Forest Peoples Programme and Rudy Lumuru, SawitWatch February 2005 |
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| Certifying
the oil palm plantation business and protecting indigenous peoples'
rights Summary of presentation by Colin Nicholas, Center for Orang Asli Concerns, to the Public Forum on Sustainable Palm Oil, Kuala Lumpur January 2005 |
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| Oro
landowners' declaration on large-scale commercial extraction of natural
resources and the expansion of oil palm nucleus estates Resulting from a meeting on land rights, the declaration formalises the Oro landowners' commitment to ensuring sustainable resource management and the protection of their rights as the legitimate owners of these resources March 2004 |
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| The
Bitter Fruit of Oil Palm: Dispossession and Deforestation Edited by WRM 2001 |
look & buy |
| El
amargo fruto de la palma aceitera: Dispojo y deforestación WRM 2001 |
descubre y compra |
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Tree Plantations: Impacts and Struggles Edited by WRM 1999 |
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| Plantaciones
Forestales: Impactos y luchas WRM 1999 |
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