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SAI Platform

SAI Platform is a platform created by the food industry to actively support the development of and to communicate worldwide about sustainable agriculture involving the different stakeholders of the food chain.

SAI Platform supports agricultural practices and agricultural production systems that preserve the future availability of current resources and enhance their efficiency. This increases agriculture's contribution to the optimal satisfaction of society's environmental, economic and social requirements.

Oil palm, soy and tropical forests: a strategy for life
Plantations of soy and oil palm in the tropics already cover a total area the size of France, and every year still more forest is cleared for these crops.

As well as animal feed, palm oil and soy are used in a vast range of everyday products, from margarine to ice cream, cosmetics to detergents. WWF is encouraging responsible soy and oil palm cultivation that conserves both the natural environment and the livelihood of people.

Download WWF's Forest Conversion Initiative brochure (26 October 2005) [1.67 MB]

Forest Conversion News
WWF’s newsletter on the forest conversion driven by expanding palm oil and soybean cultivation.

Download Issue 13 (December 2006) [370 KB]

• Notes from the 4th Conference of the RSPO
  The fourth annual conference of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) which took place from 21-22 November 2006 in Singapore, had less tangible outputs than the Roundtable's conference last year when the Principles and Criteria for Sustainable Palm Oil Production were ratified.

• "It is a matter of urgency to get sustainable palm oil onto the market"
  In an interview, Dr Gan Lian Tiong, General Manager of the Malaysian oil palm company Kuala Lumpur Kepong tells about the experiences of his company with testing the Principles and Criteria for Sustainable Palm Oil Production.

• RTRS looking for members!
  In line with the mandate of the second Round Table on Responsible Soy held in Asunción in August, the Round Table on Responsible Soy (RTRS) was officially established as an international membership organisation.

Download Issue 12 (September 2006) [486 KB]

• Second Round Table Conference on Responsible Soy

• “Leaders for a Living Planet” award given to the the government of Paraguay

• “Nothing can replace forests and the role they play”

• First ever eco-friendly soy arrives in Switzerland

Download Issue 11 (June 2006) [630 KB]

• Consensus reached on impacts of soy production
  In São Paulo, Brazil, the Round Table on Responsible Soy (RTRS) on 26-28 April 2006 organised a technical workshop to discuss the key social, environmental and economic impacts of soy production, processing and trade.

• “Solutions for responsible soy production need support from all sectors”
  In an interview, Alberto Yanosky, CEO of Guyra Paraguay and member of the Organizing Committee of the RTRS explains why the RTRS is important and what role Guyra Paraguay plays.

• Swedish youth consider their impacts on tropical forests
  On 3 May, WWF-Sweden and Universeum, a science centre in Gothenburg, organised a “Day for the Future”. Several hundred students met with representative from NGOs, businesses, universities and the government to discuss how their lifestyle impacts negatively on the environment.

Download Issue 10 (April 2006) [493 KB]

• Deforestation rates decrease in the Amazon region
  The Brazilian government announced a decrease in deforestation in the Amazon region for the first time since 2000/2001. Deforestation fell by 30 per cent in the twelve months up to August 2005.

• "Ensuring a fair deal for smallholders"
  In an interview, Marcus Colchester, director of the Forest Peoples Programme (UK), explains what role the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil can play for smallholders.

• Pizarro reserve in Argentina saved from conversion to soy fields
  Thanks to the work of an NGO coalition including WWF partner Fundación Vida Silvestre Argentina, the provincial Pizarro reserve in Argentina has been saved from conversion to soy cultivation.

Download Issue 9 (December 2005) [234 KB]

• Breakthrough at Third Roundtable Conference on Sustainable Palm Oil
  At the third Roundtable (RT3) in Singapore on 22-23 November 2005, the members of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) adopted the Principles and Criteria (P&C) for Sustainable Palm Oil Production with an overwhelming majority.

• "The RSPO gave us a destination to travel to" says Dr. Simon Lord, Head of Technical Services of the oil palm plantation New Britain Palm Oil Ltd. (Papua New Guinea) in an interview.

• Soy produced according to Basel Criteria soon available
  The Brazilian Federation Fetraf -Sul (Workers Federation in Family Agriculture of South Region) and Cotrimaio, a trade cooperative, will offer 50,000 tons of non-genetically modified soy from family farms after the next harvest in May 2006.

Download Issue 1 (March 2003) [120 KB]

• Soy and palm oil threaten tropical forests – WWF seeks solutions

• Swiss supermarket does pioneering work for sustainable palm oil

• “Check your oil” – consumers demand transparency

• Sweden – Karlshamns promotes sustainable palm oil

• Open letter to the Indonesian embassy in Sweden

• Publications: Oil palm plantations in Indonesia continue to expand; The EU is South America's most important market for soybean exports

• Media review: Brazil on the way to becoming the world's largest soybean producer; New road in the Amazon region paves way for soybean cultivation

Forest Conversion Initiative - Newsletter on Sustainable Palm Oil
This newsletter provides information on developments regarding sustainable palm oil relevant to Southeast Asia. Particular attention is given to the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, best management practices and high value conservation forests. For a free subscription to the newsletter, contact the editor at kfuller@wallacea.wwf.or.id

Download Issue 3 (November 2004) [53 KB]

• Second Meeting of Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil Successful

• First Draft of Criteria for Sustainable Palm Oil Open for Comments

• Progressing Towards Sustainable Soy: First Roundtable Meeting and More

• BMPs Featured at Second Meeting of the RSPO

• Summary of the Joint Indonesian Palm Oil Commission (IPOC) and WWF Indonesia

• Assessment of HCVF in Riau Presented at Second Meeting of RSPO

• Partnership Market Access for Palm Oil

• UK Food and Drink Association Supports the RSPO

Download Issue 2 (July / August 2004) [55 KB]

Download Issue 1 (May / June 2004) [165 KB]

• Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil established

• WWF's answers to frequently asked questions about the Roundtable on
  Sustainable Palm Oil

• Finding solutions to human/elephant conflicts

• The Indonesian Palm Oil Commission and WWF Indonesia to perform joint
  HCVF assessment inside oil palm plantations in Riau, Indonesia

• Pilot project in Papua Province, Indonesia underway

• Workshop on high conservation value forests (HCVF) in Kuala Lumpur

• Friends of the Earth kicks off oil palm campaign in Europe

• Sawit Kinabalu holds tree planting ceremony in the Lower Kinabatangan

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