Field evidence for positive certification outcomes on oil palm smallholder management practices in Colombia

Furumo, Paul R.; Rueda, Ximena; Rodríguez, Juan Sebastián; Ramos, Isabel Katsí Parés

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118891

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“…This standard was recently expanded to include protection, management and restoration of riparian areas within certified plantations as well as a prohibition on new planting on peat, and compliance with the standard is now being used to meet corporate zero-deforestation commitments 5 . There is evidence for positive impacts of RSPO certification achieved through improved management practices, including changes in agrochemical use, improved forest protection and reduced fires and biodiversity losses, although these effects remain small 85,86 .…”

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The environmental impacts of palm oil in context

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“…According to several studies, property rights tend to affect land investments positively [50][51][52], soil conservation [53][54][55], technology adoption [56], and productivity [57,58]. This relationship between ownership and land-use practices occurs in various parts of the world [59][60][61], including in developed countries [62]. Fischer et al [63] applied Linkert scores from various governance indicators with data obtained from 198 articles and 28 studies worldwide, concluding that areas with tenure/ownership generally produce positive effects for forest conservation.…”

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Relationship between Land Property Security and Brazilian Amazon Deforestation in the Mato Grosso State during the Period 2013–2018

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This research examines the relations between forest decrease and legal property security in Mato Grosso State, Brazil. The study area encompasses 133,090.4 km2 of the Amazonian biome, belonging to the Brazilian Legal Amazon, located at the arc of deforestation where agriculture and cattle ranching compete with the native vegetation cover. Cadastral monitoring and certification of productive land plots are Brazil’s public policies to implement to tackle these environmental challenges. In this context, we crossed the Land Management System (SIGEF) dataset launched in 2013 from the National Institute for Agrarian Reform and the Amazon Deforestation Monitoring Program (PRODES) dataset from the Brazilian National Institute of Space Research (INPE). The analysis considered the 2013–2018 period with public and private land plots and evaluated the differences in smallholders and large landowners’ deforesting behavior. The results demonstrate that the primacy of certified properties was in private land (94%), with a small portion of the public land (6%). Most properties have <80% forest coverage on certification, corresponding to 85% on private properties and 95% on public properties. This fact is important because environmental legislation in the Amazon region establishes a legal reserve of 80% in forest areas. The results show that the smaller the property, the greater the percentage of proportional deforestation in the certification. In the biennium, considering before and after certification, a proportion of 8% of private properties and 28% of public properties with vegetation cover had deforestation. The results demonstrate the tendency for smaller properties to deforest proportionally more than larger ones. The annual difference series in properties registered in 2015 demonstrates that the highest deforestation occurrence was in the year of certification in private properties and the subsequent year in public properties. The SIGEF system is relatively new, requiring more time to establish a consolidated trend. The combination of property rights and effective compliance with environmental legislation allows the conservation of the forest. However, it is essential to improve inspection. Land ownership inserts the owner into a system of rules to properly use natural resources, constituting a legal instrument to guide human action.

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“…Only 2% of the certified farmers used herbicide compared to 28% of non-certified farmers. Larger areas of the farms were set aside for conservation with 7% of the certified farms allowing hunting and fishing activities on their farms and 26% of non-certified farms allowing the same activities [43]. A study by Saswattecha et al [44] concluded that RSPO-certified producers at the Tapi Basin in Thailand caused the lowest environmental impact compared with non-certified producers.…”

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Sustainable Palm Oil Certification Scheme Frameworks and Impacts: A Systematic Literature Review

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Sustainability certification schemes were introduced to the palm oil industry as a response to address the negative environmental and social impacts associated with the development of this industry. The first certification scheme for palm oil, the Roundtable of Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), was established in 2004, followed by other non-governmental initiatives to ensure the sustainable production of palm oil. Indonesia and Malaysia, the two largest palm oil producers in the world, established Indonesia Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) and Malaysia Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) in 2011 and 2015, respectively. This article aims to analyze the existing literature related to studies on the RSPO, MSPO and ISPO on the basis of articles identified from the SCOPUS (scopus.com) and Web of Science (clavirate.com) databases. Results showed that research on the RSPO has been widely conducted compared with that on MSPO and ISPO. Thus, further research on MSPO and ISPO is needed to understand the dynamics of the implementation of sustainability certification. This article also provides an insight on how sustainable certification in the palm oil industry, particularly MSPO, could contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Field evidence for positive certification outcomes on oil palm smallholder management practices in Colombia

Cited by 51 publications

References 54 publications

The environmental impacts of palm oil in context

The environmental impacts of palm oil in context

Relationship between Land Property Security and Brazilian Amazon Deforestation in the Mato Grosso State during the Period 2013–2018

Sustainable Palm Oil Certification Scheme Frameworks and Impacts: A Systematic Literature Review

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