Interpretation Becomes
Implementation (13 December 2006)
Another milestone in Sustainable Palm Oil was
reached in December by the PNG Oil Palm Industry. The
National Interpretation Working Group (NIWG) concluded
their efforts to develop a framework for ensuring the
responsible growth of this rural industry. The goal of
RSPO is to establish a set of principles regarding the
environmental and social impact of the oil palm industry
and then to get all producers to adhere to the
principles.
The working group has taken the eight principles and
from them developed over one hundred indicators of
performance. This was a big job for the group but they
worked diligently over two days at the Airways Hotel in
the Nations capital and in the end were well pleased
with the effort. Oil palm growers and millers can now
begin to implement sound environmental and social
policies and procedures based on the RSPO principles.
The indicators provide a way to measure achievements and
identify areas needing improvement. The National
Interpretation Working Group will now be known as the
National Implementation Working Group and will continue
to meet regularly to promote sustainable palm oil.
Download PNG Indicators & Guidance for RSPO
(final draft) 
[135 KB]
Download Minutes for PNG National Interpretation
Working Group meeting (4-5 December 2006)
[17 KB]
First
draft of the PNG National Working Group (NIWG) document now available for public
comments
The first draft of the
PNG National Working Group (NIWG) on identifying the
indicators and guidance required to implement the RSPO
sustainability principles and criteria in PNG is now
open for public comment.
As part
of the NIWG, a draft out grower selection sheet was
tabled as a possible mechanism to influence oil palm
out growers to comply with the RSPO Principles and
Indicators. This document is also open for public
comment.
Download PNG National Working Group (NIWG)
document (1st draft)
[275 KB]
Download PNG Out Grower selection sheet (draft)
[42 KB]
|
If you wish to provide
any input into this process, please send
your comments to
slim@rspo.org
The closing date for
commenting is 16 October 2006. |
Documents
Download the
complete P&C Guidance in Tok Pisin (PNG)
[201 KB]
Download Applicable Legislation to PNG
[13 KB]
Download Agenda for PNG National Interpretation
Steering Committee Meeting (17 March 2006)
[10 KB]
Download Minutes for PNG National Interpretation
Steering Committee Meeting (17 March 2006)
[16 KB]
Download Process for developing PNG National
Interpretation
[23 KB]
Download Invitation for nominations for PNG
National Interpretation Working Group (NIWG)
[24 KB]
Download Terms of Reference for Members of the
PNG National Interpretation Working Group (NIWG)
[23 KB]
Resources
Download Guidelines for the avoidance, limitation
and disposal of pesticide waste on the farm
[2 MB]
Download Guidelines for personal protection when
using pesticides in hot climates
[1.3 MB]
Download Guidelines for safe warehousing of
pesticides
[2.5 MB]
Download Guidelines for the safe and effective
use of pesticides
[2.4 MB]
Download Guidelines for the safe transport of
pesticides
[2.4 MB]
Environmental Impacts of Oil Palm
- Practical Considerations in Defining Sustainability
for Impacts on the Air, Land and Water
by
Simon Lord (New Britain Palm Oil Ltd) and Jason Clay
(World Wildlife Fund)
Since
mankind first cultivated plants, agriculture has had an
impact on the environment. While the intensity of
cultivation can exacerbate those impacts, all
agriculture, including subsistence farming, has
environmental and social impacts both on the farm and in
the surrounding areas. The planting of oil palm is no
exception. The first step towards reducing the most
significant negative impacts is to identify them. This
paper examines the most significant impacts of oil palm
cultivation on land, air and water and examines them in
the light of the Principles and Criteria for Sustainable
Oil Palm published by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm
Oil (RSPO). Within the overall framework of this
document, practical advice is given to assist plantation
managers to develop operational procedures towards
identifying impacts and also to measure and monitor
appropriate indicators that demonstrate a reduction of
impacts over time. Examples of the methodology required
to manage them within the context of more sustainable
agriculture are given...
Download the full paper
[213 KB]
