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The importance of extending the palm oil moratorium in Indonesia

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Learn about Indonesia’s palm oil moratorium and why it is important to extend it, in this session with IUCN NL’s partner Sawit Watch.
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The palm oil moratorium in Indonesia will end in September 2021. It is important to extend it and adequately implement it to protect forest, peatland, and community livelihood areas. The support from global players is crucial to achieve extension and implementation of the palm oil moratorium. Sawit Watch explain why, with speakers Andi Inda Fatinaware, director of expert organization Sawit Watch and Astrid Puspitasari, specialist on energy, climate, food and environment. Heleen van den Hombergh and Michel Riemersma, expert agrocommodities IUCN NL, will share the perspective of current EU policy realities.

Session agenda

Speaker

Dr Heleen VAN DEN HOMBERGH

Senior advisor agrocommodity governance/ responsible value chains,
IUCN National Committee of the Netherlands
The Netherlands

Call to action
09:30 - 10:30

Mr Sander VAN ANDEL

Expert Nature Conservation,
IUCN National Committee of The Netherlands
The Netherlands


09:30 - 09:35

Michel RIEMERSMA

Researcher,
IUCN NL
The Netherlands


10:00 - 10:10

Panelist

Mr Sander VAN ANDEL

Expert Nature Conservation,
IUCN National Committee of The Netherlands
The Netherlands

Dialogue
10:10 - 10:25

  • IUCN National Committee of The Netherlands
  • Sawit Watch - Indonesia
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