The challenge of reconciling conservation and development in the tropics: Lessons from Brazil’s oil palm governance model

Brandão, Frederico; Schoneveld, G.C.; Pacheco, Pablo; Vieira, Ima Célia Guimarães; Piraux, Marc; Mota, Dalva Maria da

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105268

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“…Therefore, under the S1 scenario, other land areas, including native forest and protected areas, are at risk of being used to accommodate oil palm expansion, leading to further deforestation and various environmental and social impacts, showing that S2 scenario is a sustainable option. In addition, the use of deforested and degraded land can help promote the social inclusion of small farmers and local communities, creating job opportunities and improving income levels, thus supporting regional development (BRANDÃO, 2019;BRANDÃO et al, 2021;CORDOBA et al, 2019;TAVARES;MOTA, 2020). However, field assessments are necessary to evaluate the processes required for the development of these degraded land areas.…”

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“…The S2 scenario is a better option to follow if Brazil wants to become a leader in sustainable palm oil production. However, these scenarios require a transformation of the current production model for palm oil and depend on the support of public policies, especially regarding land-use dynamics, as pointed out by other studies (ALMEIDA et al, 2020;BENAMI et al, 2018;BRANDÃO, 2019;SCHONEVELD, 2015;BRANDÃO et al, 2021).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…When land is converted to another use, carbon is released into the atmosphere, contributing to the greenhouse effect (FARGIONE et al, 2008;GIBBS et al, 2008;IEA, 2009;LAPOLA et al, 2010;SCARLAT;DALLEMAND, 2011). Brinkmann (2009), IPCC (2006IPCC ( , 2012 and Villela (2014) The first scenario (S1) was a Reference that limits the new forest conversion to palm crop to 20% on any given landholding in compliance with the Brazilian Forest Law (BRITO, 2017), even though there are major challenges in the determination of what is legally convertible or not in the management of secondary forests (BRANDÃO et al, 2021;VIEIRA et al, 2014). Based on that assumption, if the legal limit of 20% of the forest land on properties is converted to plant oil palm it is estimated to release 44,414 t CO 2 /km 2 , whilst the conversion of degraded land only releases an estimated 2,049 t CO 2 /km 2 .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In 2019, the yield was 2,543,814 tonnes, while in the palm oil-producing municipalities, the potential yield is 1,060,932.96 tonnes/year. If the demand for palm oil production continues to increase until 2030, other lands could be converted to oil palm cultivation, so it is necessary to keep a close watch on adherence to principles of sustainability and the associated social conditions (BRANDÃO et al, 2021;TAVARES;MOTA, 2020).…”

Section: Scenarios For Palm Oil Production Considering the Spatial Distribution Of Land-usementioning

confidence: 99%

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Scenarios for oil palm expansion in degraded and deforested lands in the Brazilian Amazon to meet biodiesel demand

Carvalho¹,

Iwama

Rovere³

2021

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Palm oil production for biodiesel in Brazil is characterized by its high productivity in some environmental conditions, under the Sustainable Palm Oil Production Program. The program seeks to avoid deforestation for oil palm cultivation, recover degraded lands, and focus on social inclusion and family farming. This paper assesses the possible socio-environmental impacts of the expansion of palm oil until 2030, focusing on land-use change and impacts. Land-use data came from the TerraClass initiative for the analysis of degraded forests using geoprocessing. We produced two oil expansion scenarios. The first one reflects current trends in palm oil production expansion and deforestation in Pará State (S1). The second one considers the exclusive use of deforested/degraded land for oil palm crops (S2). The results demonstrate that degraded/deforested land in the current palm oil-producing municipalities is only sufficient for the projected level of expansion for 2020, requiring a stronger public policy to recover degraded areas for oil palm cultivation with social inclusion of family farming.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Section: Conceptualizing the Reference (S1) And Sustainable Option (S2) Scenarios For Ghg Emissionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Scenarios For Palm Oil Production Considering the Spatial Distribution Of Land-usementioning

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Scenarios for oil palm expansion in degraded and deforested lands in the Brazilian Amazon to meet biodiesel demand

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Iwama

Rovere³

2021

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“…Within these regulations, the transition from monoculture oil palm plantations into OPAF should be done within a certain target period. However, complementary policies [42] and inclusive governance frameworks [43] are required to reconcile the social, economic, and environmental benefits of OPAF.…”

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Oil Palm Agroforestry as an Alternative towards Inclusive Oil Palm Production

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Marhaento²,

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Oil palm has been widely adopted and cultivated as monoculture plantations in Indonesia. Research suggests that these monoculture practices have led to adverse impacts both on natural and human systems and smallholder farmers have been severely impacted by these unsustainable practices. This chapter aims to analyze how oil palm agroforestry (OPAF) has been adopted by smallholder farmers in the Jambi and Central Kalimantan provinces of Indonesia as part of the social forestry (SF) program to solve the tenure-related conflict in the designated forest areas which are disturbed by monoculture oil palm plantations managed by smallholder farmers. This chapter shows that although oil palm is widely adopted as monoculture plantations for the sake of high yielding, smallholder farmers tend to adopt OPAF to maintain the stability of household incomes amidst the uncertainty of oil palm price in the global market and secure their tenurial access to the designated forest lands. Their perception of OPAF is influenced by their knowledge and determines their decision in adopting OPAF. However, peer pressure and external supports also play important roles in accelerating the adoption of OPAF. More efforts on evidence and knowledge production, communication with stakeholders, and expert backstopping are needed to accelerate the adoption of OPAF.

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