A Year of Palm Oil Moratorium, Homework Is Still A Lot
The one-year evaluation of the Palm Oil Inpres Moratorium conducted by the Civil Society Organization Coalition mapped at least five issues that must be resolved. The results of the evaluation include no one-door roadmap that is a guide to the implementation of the Inpres in the area.
Then there has been no case of overlapping land that has been resolved. The majority of provinces with oil palm plantations have not responded to this Inpres. The area with the widest forest cover is not a priority and the palm oil rejuvenation program is still below the target.
However, a number of achievements were successfully carried out by the relevant ministries. The Ministry of Economic Affairs has compiled a National Palm Oil Close Map Reconciliation, formed a cross-ministerial work team, and established consolidated data and integrated maps in One Map Policy. The Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Tata Ruan (ATR) has summarized the Business Rights (HGU) data available in One Map Policy.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) has mapped illegal oil palm plantations and postponed the issuance of new permits for oil palm plantations. In addition, the Learning Implementation Plan (RPP) of the completion of oil palm plantations in the forest area has also been prepared. KLHK has also identified companies that are obliged to give 20 percent of their land to the community. However, the implementation of the Inpres Moratorium on Palm Oil at the regional level has not shown significant results.
Of the dozens of provinces and hundreds of districts in Indonesia that have oil palm plantations, only five provinces and five districts / cities that state their commitment to run the molarium of palm oil. Meanwhile, only one province and three districts / cities that form regional policies. The remaining, 19 provinces and 239 districts/cities have not responded.
This research is the result of the cooperation of the Sustainable Madani and Katadata Insight.
