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Improve long-term biodiversity management and monitoring on certified oil palm plantations in Colombia by centralizing efforts at the sector level
Published in Frontiers in Forests and Global Change in August 2019, this study sought to explore the challenges to effective biodiversity monitoring on oil palm plantations.
Sustainable palm oil or certified dispossession? NGOs within scalar struggles over the RSPO private governance standard
This paper examined the role of NGOs in the complex field of private standard-setting and implementation by the RSPO.
Organic and fair palm oil production – Assessment project
The overall objective of this study project was to clarify the extent to which organically certified palm oil helps ensure positive ‘sustainability impacts’ compared to palm oil that is produced without any certification or with RSPO certification.
Field evidence for positive certification outcomes on oil palm smallholder management practices in Colombia
This study is a farm-level assessment of certification programs in the oil palm sector by focusing on RSPO and Organic (IFOAM) certified smallholders in Magdalena, Colombia.
Companies committed to sustainable palm oil production have substantively stronger equity returns
This analysis by Climate Advisers was done to compare the financial performance of RSPO companies to non-RSPO companies.
Comparative life cycle assessment of RSPO-certified and non-certified palm oil
This report, prepared by 2.0 LCA consultants, presents the executive summary of a detailed life cycle assessment (LCA) study of palm oil production comparing the environmental impact of RSPO certified sustainable palm oil with non-certified palm oil.
Identifying barriers and levers of biodiversity mainstreaming in four cases of transnational governance of land and water.
The aim of this study was to identify the barriers and levers for mainstreaming biodiversity into economic sectors that exert high pressure on biodiversity. Mainstreaming here refer to the process of embedding biodiversity considerations into policies, strategies and practices of key public and private actors that impact or rely on biodiversity. The study examined four cases which are Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in African land, and Mangrove co-management in Vietnam.
Stakeholder perceptions of the environmental effectiveness of multi-stakeholder initiatives: Evidence from the palm oil, soy, cotton, and timber programs.
The main aim of this paper was to analyse the stakeholders’ perceptions of the effectiveness of four globally significant MSIs: RSPO, RTRS, BCI and FSC. It also explored the differences between the views of the various stakeholder groups.
Evaluating the effectiveness of palm oil certification in delivering multiple sustainability objectives.
This paper evaluates the effectiveness of RSPO plantations compared to non-certified plantations by assessing the relative performance of several key sustainability metrics (environmental, economic and social aspects) compared to business as usual practices.
RSPO certification impacts on oil palm smallholders’ welfare in Jambi Province
This paper aimed at analysing the benefits of RSPO certification on improving oil-palm smallholders’ welfare in Jambi Province. Read more (link)
