Bumitama Agri Ltd: The business case for a landscape approach to sustainable palm oil production in Indonesia
“Palm oil has come under tremendous backlash. Particularly around 2014/2015 when the drought hit and there was the fires and haze problem. We have to change the perception…
Orangutan corridor: Public-private partnership to help protect Indonesia’s wildlife
The Indonesian palm oil company Bumitama is working with the government, local communities and other companies to conserve an ‘orangutan corridor’ that passes through their palm concession in West Kalimantan…
Podcast: Forest protection through sustainable livelihoods in Indonesia
In Padang Tikar village, West Kalimantan province, Indonesia, a ‘village forest’ scheme is helping communities protect their forest and increase their income by engaging in sustainable livelihoods. In this podcast,…
Landscape program helps protect forests through alternative livelihoods in Indonesia
Last year, IDH developed a business model with SAMPAN, an environmental NGO based in Kalimantan, Indonesia, to provide smallholders with training in alternative livelihoods to ensure they benefit from the…
Europe on its way to achieving 100% sustainable palm oil
Europe imports 69% CSPO for food. European food industry uses 60% CSPO. A new monitoring report by the European Sustainable Palm Oil (ESPO) project shows that there is a growing…
The Little Sustainable Landscapes Book, which was launched at the COP21 in Paris, is now available Spanish, making it available for a large audience base, primarily in Latin America, where…
The aim of this Practical Guide is to share various organizations’ experiences in developing multi-stakeholder initiatives with strong private sector engagement and effective governance systems that promote sustainable land and…
EcoAgriculture Partners and IDH present a “How to… guide” for promoting effective coordinated private, public and civil sector investments in sustainable natural resources management. The Practical Guide shares organizations’ experiences…