The local impacts of oil palm expansion in malaysia an assessment based on a case study in sabah state. An increased demand for clean energy from the global north has also fostered demand for biofuels from oil palm supplied by countries of the global. How to identify degraded land for sustainable palm oil in indonesiarspo. An interactive map connects landowners and forest change in one of the worlds most biodiverse places. The information can be examined by specific districts and subdistricts of the administrative. We investigated the rates, spatial distribution and causes of conflict and hunting through an interviewbased survey in the orangutans range in kalimantan.
A new mapping platform lets you be a watch dog on the palm oil industry. Basic data on palm oil production, exports and consumption. Download willie smits keynote address at the esri international user conference plenary. Nowadays, smart phone has become a necessity as it offers.
It aims to improve the governance of forests, peatlands, and plantations by increasing transparency and accountability of plantation, logging and mining companies. View detailed import data, price, monthly trends, major importing countries, major ports of palm oil import data and price of palm oil zauba skip to main content. Integration of geospatial data from the geodatabase of the gis environment is more than just overlaying different data sets on each other. How a new map of palm oil plantations could help save rainforests. How a new map of palm oil plantations could help save. Competing water claims in biofuel feedstock operations in central kalimantan larsen, r. Palm oil is substitutable with other oils and fats in many enduses. The gis team displayed, queried, edited, and analyzed all the vector data initially using arcview software in the ofi team headquarters in san diego, california, and then in the ofi office in borneo. Indonesias and malaysias palm oil production amounts to 85% of the global supply and production in borneo in 2008 was 16. Get detailed palm oil export data of indonesia with exporters shipment details.
The social impacts of oil palm plantations are just beginning to be understood, in a large part thanks to the work of dr. Ofis gis program has grown from its beginnings as a field project to a leadership role in local gis conservation. Palm oil plantations load up the rivers with sediment caused by. The local impacts of oil palm expansion in malaysia study oil palm. An impact analysis of rspo certification on borneo forest cover and orangutan populations. New map helps track palmoil supply chains in borneo. A map showing where oil palm plantations are created. Conflict between largescale oil palm producers and local communities is widespread in palm oil producer nations. Borneo, or what we call the borneo atlas, launched this week allows users to verify the location and ownership of 467 palmoil. Future climate effects on suitability for growth of oil palms. Regions in the world that are recommended places for oil palm trees to grow in.
Global palm oil production o burdekin using odyssey. The atlas is a geoplatform that lets you see and measure how the land cover of the indonesian part of borneo and new guinea island has changed over time. Ecological impacts of palm oil expansion in indonesia international. Deforestation and industrial plantations development in borneo. Iconic species such as the orangutan, found only on sumatra and borneo, are. Geospatial products and mapping services mpob geospatial products are maps of oil palm areas, soils, agroclimate, land suitability for oil palm and oil palm site yield potential. Mapping and monitoring deforestation and forest degradation in sumatra indonesia using landsat time series data sets from 1990 to 2010. With a potential doubling of oilpalm cultivation in indonesia in the next ten years it is likely that conflicts between the palmoil industry and communities will increase. Agrisoft systems oil palm management program omp is the most complete and powerful software solution for precision oil palm agronomy on the market. The local impacts of oil palm expansion in malaysia.
Palm oil export data of indonesia indonesian palm oil. Mapping tools for sustainable palm oil production in. The production of palm oil po is highly profitable. Demand for palm oil is driving the deforestation of forests in borneo, as trees are cleared to build plantations, which will send carbon dioxide, a. Oct 08, 2012 demand for palm oil is driving the deforestation of forests in borneo, as trees are cleared to build plantations, which will send carbon dioxide, a globalwarming gas, into the atmosphere. Nov 16, 2016 the dataset reveals fortytwo years 19732015 of forest degradation by the logging industry, and conversion to industrial oil palm and pulpwood plantations in borneo, shared by indonesia, malaysia, and brunei.
Nov 09, 2012 users looking for a global collection of free gis data should explore natural earths gis data selection. Rspo palm oil mills global forest watch open data portal. Forest monitoring designed for action global forest watch. Smits uses esris arcgis software to identify the expansion of oil palm. Sep 02, 2016 palm oil, an ingredient in half of all packaged foods worldwide, has a bad reputation because its associated with the clearing of virgin rainforest to make way for plantations, threatening. New map helps track palmoil supply chains in borneo cifor. While there is no doubt that oil palm plantations provide much needed employment opportunities in borneo there are questions on the fairness of the existing system which appears to sometimes lock small. Users looking for a global collection of free gis data should explore natural earths gis data selection. It consists of a family of database applications focusing on different aspects of oil palm agronomy, with comprehensive storage of historical data, powerful filtering and data analysis tools, easytouse builtin reports and charts and a. Worlds largest ecological study aims to make palm oil wildlifefriendly a new palm oil plantation in borneo, malaysia, is being used by researchers to study ways of retaining endangered wildlife. Humanorangutan conflict and hunting are thought to pose a serious threat to orangutan existence in kalimantan, the indonesian part of borneo.
With a potential doubling of oil palm cultivation in indonesia in the next ten years it is likely that conflicts between the palm oil industry and communities will increase. The global surge in demand for palm oil, primarily from commercial food and oleochemical industries, has dramatically increased the profitability of oil palm as a plantation crop. It is found in 1 in 10 food products and up to 50 percent of household products in countries like the u. The second tool, the suitability mapper, is an online mapping system designed for use by palm oil producers and spatial planners, allowing them to locate lowcarbon degraded lands on indonesian borneo that are potentially suitable for sustainable palm oil production. Palm oil concession maps of rspo members to become publicly available. If you enjoyed this post and would like to learn how to create your own map stories check out our training courses. Apr 28, 2017 an interactive map connects landowners and forest change in one of the worlds most biodiverse places. Nov 23, 2017 the updated borneo atlas offers new data to measure the impact of mills and plantations on forests new map helps track palm oil supply chains in borneo cifor forests news cifor. Gis helping manage our world the esri environmental systems research institute international user conference uc is the biggest gis geographic information system event of the year and thousands of people gathered to share their ideas, expertise and practical application of gis in their organizations. The tropical rain forests of indonesia, and in particular the peatland regions of borneo. As a result, the analysis of the market prospects for palm oil must take into account the supply and demand prospects for oils and fats in general. This is vital to our conservation work and has real world benefits for orangutans, other wildlife, and habitat. The area of oil palm plantations in indonesia over the last seven years tend to show an increase, up about 3.
For more information on results, discussions, methods. Tarigan is an sei working paper, published in 2012. In 2009 indonesian oil palm plantations covering an area of 7. Certification of sustainable palm oil production is handled through the palm oil mill and its supply base. Details of palm oil import data from malaysia total product totalrecords view export data of. View details of palm oil imports shipment data to india from malaysia with price, date, hs codes, major indian ports, importers, buyers in india, quantity and more. It consists of a family of database applications focusing on different aspects of oil palm agronomy, with comprehensive storage of historical data, powerful filtering and data analysis tools, easytouse builtin reports. Trading economics members can view, download and compare data from nearly 200 countries, including more than 20 million.
A map showing where the majority of palm oil travels to. Our gis maps provide clear images of rainforests and the environment in our area. Here we present modelled cc projections with respect to the suitability of. The dataset reveals fortytwo years 19732015 of forest degradation by the logging industry, and conversion to industrial oil palm and pulpwood plantations in borneo, shared by indonesia, malaysia, and brunei. For a starter sample of world gis data, natural earth offers a natural earth quick start kit download with a sample set of world gis layers. Palm oil concession maps of rspo members to become publicly. How to identify degraded land for sustainable palm oil in indonesia.
Esris arcgis combines landsat, flyover route, and aerial imagery data to. Worlds largest ecological study aims to make palm oil. To have its oil mill certified, a palm oil producer must show a plan to have 100% of its associated. No data existed prior to the present study to substantiate these threats. Borneo s magnificent rainforests face numerous threats, including deforestation due to a variety of land uses from mining to oil palm and acacia plantations, and forest degradation due to logging. Report 200701 biophysical land suitability for oil palm in. Global forest watch offers the latest data, technology and tools that empower people everywhere to better protect forests. Most 96% of palm oil production occurs on the island. Welcome to askrspo find the most commonly asked questions about rspo. Technologically ahead of everything else on the market, arcgis pro supports data visualization, advanced analysis and authoritative data maintenance in both 2d and 3d. Aerial view of palm oil plantation on deforested land, sabah, borneo, malaysia.
An interactive map connects landowners and forest change in one of. During the data analysis process, the gis team discovered the survey line of a proposed palm oil plantation that encroached three miles into the. Palm oil, an ingredient in half of all packaged foods worldwide, has a bad reputation because its associated with the clearing of virgin rainforest to make way for plantations, threatening. Stanford researchers show oil palm plantations are clearing. Dec 01, 2015 most people living in the borneo rain forest get their protein not from the forest itself, but from the rivers flowing through it. You can search our metadata to find geographic data that has been created byfor palm beach county. It is used for soaps, cosmetics, plastics, detergents, biofuels and much more. If you have your own story youd like to tell by map, please contact us. For example, if you search on the word reef you will find 2 gis data sets that are related to reef.
Nasa satellite data used to study the impact of oil palm. Ecological impacts of palm oil expansion in indonesia given that global land area for agriculture is limited tilman et al. Researchers use various data sources to estimate carbon storage in forests, including. Modq1 collection 6 from 2000 to 2015 downloaded from. The economies of the principal producers, malaysia and indonesia, and others, benefit considerably. Mapping and monitoring deforestation and forest degradation. Disclosure of map data by rspo members was identified as the best currently available source of information to map land ownership of palm oil plantations. Conflict between largescale oilpalm producers and local communities is widespread in palmoil producer nations. The devastating deforestation of papua for the palm oil. Part of the esri geospatial cloud, arcgis pro is esris powerful, single desktop gis application. Ecological impacts of palm oil expansion in indonesia. An interactive map connects landowners and forest change.
Palm oil concession maps of rspo members to become. Climate change cc will most likely have an impact on the distribution of oil palms op elaeis guineensis. Borneo is the sunda clouded leopard neofelis diardi. According to studies of satellite data, approximately 56% of protected lowland tropical rainforests in kalimantan were cut down between 1985 and 2001.
Willie smits, founder of the borneo orangutan survival. This report on indonesian palm oil export is useful in market analysis. Application of gis to model the palm oil supply chain in the pakpanang river basin and adjacent area in nakhonsithammarat. Esri arcwatch january 2010 palm oil plantations threaten. Palm oil, easily grown in these areas, is used in a wide range of products, from cookies to cosmetics. Carnus et al 2006, stephens and wagner 2007 and agroindustrial estates such as oil palm barlow et al 2007, koh and wilcove 2008. Palm oil plantations threaten sustainable living for. If you enjoyed this post and would like to learn how to create your own map stories check out our. The palm oil industry in borneo has undergone rapid growth, and continues to expand to meet growing world demand.
Based in sabah, malaysian borneo since 2010, holly coordinates forever sabahs legal innovation programme and codirects ridge to reef, a. Gis archives official orangutan foundation international site. Pdf an impact analysis of rspo certification on borneo. Geospatial products and mapping services mpob geospatial products are maps of oil palm areas, soils, agroclimate, land suitability. How to identify degraded land for sustainable palm. Metadata provides documentation of spatial data, describing content, quality, condition, and other characteristics of a data set. Mobile application, field data collection, ganoderma, smart phone abstract. Stakeholders in the crude palm oil cpo industry of indonesia are pleased seeing the cpo price rising considerably over the past couple of weeks to around 2,500 ringgit approx. Future climate effects on suitability for growth of oil. Demand is high, making the oil palms a major cash crop for indonesia. Report 200701 biophysical land suitability for oil palm. Gis archives official orangutan foundation international. Furthermore, the new methods in landscape ecology and landscape genetics, like cumu. Pdf annual oil palm plantation maps in malaysia and indonesia.
A map showing where existing oil palm plantations are, and the plantations that are planning to be produced. Most people living in the borneo rain forest get their protein not from the forest itself, but from the rivers flowing through it. The updated borneo atlas offers new data to measure the impact of. Addressing the impact of largescale oil palm plantations. Stanford researchers show oil palm plantations are. Quantifying killing of orangutans and humanorangutan. Gis mapping official orangutan foundation international site. The updated borneo atlas offers new data to measure the impact of mills and plantations on forests. Smits uses esris arcgis software to identify the expansion of oil palm plantations and the harvest of palm oil as the main cause of the destruction of indonesias ecosystems.
Application of gis to model the palm oil supply chain and. A new report on conflicts over water, biofuels and palmoil plantations in borneo was recently published by the stockholm environment institute sei. Sep 29, 2015 worlds largest ecological study aims to make palm oil wildlifefriendly a new palm oil plantation in borneo, malaysia, is being used by researchers to study ways of retaining endangered wildlife. An oil palm plantation replaces forest in sabah, malaysian borneo. An interactive map connects landowners and forest change in.
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