Download - The Impacts of Palm Oil Production
Palm Oil Production
The Sustainability Debate
Learning Objectives
• Examine the positive and negative impacts of palm oil production in Indonesia.
• Identify the key stakeholders in the palm oil debate.
• Evaluate whether or not the Indonesian Government should expand their palm oil production.
• Identify sustainable solutions to palm oil production
Who has eaten any of the
below? What do they
have in common?
Positive and Negative Aspects of
Palm Oil Production
Throughout this lesson you will add to you palm investigation sheet.
You will be reviewing the positive and negativeimpacts of palm oil production under the key headings.
• Social impacts
• Economical impacts
• Environmental impacts
• Stakeholders
Video: Palm Oil Council
Video: Palm
Oil the gift of
nature
So palm oil is a good
thing then?
In pairs review:
www.betterpalmoil
.org/about
What are the
benefits of palm
oil?
Palm Oil Production –
Indonesia
Indonesia in the worlds biggest producer and consumer of palm oil and is a vital industry to the countries economy.
As of 2012, Indonesia produces 35 percent of the world's certified sustainable palm oil.
Palm oil production has increased from 157,000 tons in 1964 to 31 million tons in 2013. By 2020 Indonesia has projected that 40 million tons will be produced.
Why might this industry be important to Indonesia? In pairs research 3 reasons that would support the production of palm oil in Indonesia.
Think!
Palm Oil Production –Indonesia
Think!
What might be
some of the
problems caused
through the production of
Palm Oil? Discuss
with your partner.
Video: Eco-fuel
Kills The
Orangutans
Watch the video and
add to your investigation
sheet
• Environmental impacts
• Social impacts• Economic impacts
• Stakeholders
Negative Impacts of
Palm Oil
From what you
have learnt so far
create a Venn
Diagram showing
the negative
impacts of palm oil
production.
Social Economic
Environmental
Stakeholders of the
Rainforest – who are they?
With a partner create a
spider diagram of all the
stakeholders you can think of
in this debate.
Stakeholders – Ripple
Diagram
In groups of 2 to 3 cut out the stakeholder role cards.
You will be asked a series of 3 questions -rearrange the cards to show who is most and least affected.
MOST
LEAST
Ripple Diagram
Who is most
negatively affected
by deforestation?
Ripple Diagram
Who is affected most
positively by
deforestation?
Ripple Diagram
Who has the power
to control
deforestation?
Chinese Whispers
Does this Orangutan have a voice
against palm oil
The Rainforest
Debate
Palm Oil Production –Indonesia
Today the members of the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry are meeting to decide whether or not to expand the Palm Oil Production in West Kalimantan, Borneo.
As part of the Ministry’s decision making process, they have invited different interest groups to attend the meeting. This will give them the chance to justify their feelings towards the proposal.
The interest groups invited are:
• Bio-Green Corp - Palm Oil Production Company
• Chop-Chop - Local Logging Company
• Masarang – Charity body for protecting rainforests
• The Dayak Tribe
• Indonesian Ministry of Finance
• Scientists United
• Indonesian Tourist Board
Palm Oil Production –Debate
You will each been given a number to represent a member of a certain stakeholder in this rainforest debate. You will need to first find your group member.
Task:• Using the ‘argument sheet’, discuss how you think the interest
group that you are representing would feel about the proposal.
• Would they be for or against the expansion of Palm Oil production?
• Create at least 3 statements that explain your group’s feelings.
• You must give reasons and supporting evidence to justify your feelings (use the link provided on your argument sheet)
• Choose 2 people from your group who will come to the front and present who you are and your statements to the Ministry of Forestry
Palm Oil Production –Indonesia
1. Bio-Green Corp - Palm Oil Production Company
2. Chop-Chop - Local Logging Company
3. Masarang – Charity body for protecting rainforests
4. The Dayak Tribe
5. Indonesian Ministry of Finance
6. Scientists United
7. Indonesian Tourist Board
The Ministry of Forestry
• The Ministry of Forestry will need to review all of the ‘argument sheets’ to have a general understanding of all the stakeholders involved and the claims may be put forward.
• If you have time you can begin reviewing the articles each stakeholder has access to.
• After all the parties involved have stated their claim you will make a decision as to whether to accept the proposal of to expanding the Palm Oil Production and give a reasoning for doing so.
Palm Oil Production –Debate
Palm Oil Production –Debate
Time for each group to present their statements!
• Whilst each stakeholder group is presenting their statements, everyone should listen and use the information they hear to complete the ‘For or Against’ worksheet.
• Make sure you write at least 2 reasons why each interest group feel the way they do.
• Each interest group is allowed to ask the one question if they wish to challenge a statement that has been made
Palm Oil Production –Debate
Now that the Ministry of Forestry has heard from all the interest groups, they are going to decide whether or not to expand Palm Oil Production in Kalimantan.
They will also justify their decision by giving you reasons for the choice they make.
Palm Oil Production –Debate
• While Ministry of Forestry to preparing
its verdict play the Palm Oil Game
Plenary
• Rank the interest groups according to how much
say you think they should have over development
in the Rainforest (1 = most say, 6 = least say).
• Using the post it notes, write either ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ as
to whether you think that the Palm Oil production
in Kalimantan should be go ahead. Place you
decision on the board.
• Write down one reason for your answer.
Resources
Dayak Tribe
Loss of home
Loss of knowledge
Loss of many species, many of
which may be invaluable to medical research
Local tribes culture is eroded away and lost
Opposition local tribe member
are arrested, beaten and disappear!
Source Information: Letter from a Dayak Girl
Bio-Green Corp Palm Oil Company
• Lots of oil gives us a big
profit
• The tribes people can
work for us and earn
money for once
• People can easily
move to other parts of
the forest
• Other parts of the forest
have just as many
animals and plants
Photo Credit: Rainforest Action Network
Source Information: Indonesian Investments
Chop-Chop Ltd. Local Logger Company
Job
Money
Would like to see more
trees planted to replace
those cut – to ensure a future job
Photo Credit: Wagner T. Cassimiro
Source Information: Forestry Legality Alliance
Save the Rainforests –Charity organization
• Loss of trees
• Loss of lots of animal
and plant species
• Loss of species not yet
discovered
• Loss of habitat for other
living things
• Loss of a carbon store
• Increased global
warming
Source Information: Indonesian Rainforest Foundation
Government Worker
• Lots of money
• Money will be put
into other projects
• Palm oil is an
important resource
• The economy will
improve
• We have protected
other forest areas to
try and save some species
Source Information: The Jakarta Post
Indonesia Tourist Board
• The rainforest are a vital
attraction for tourists
and are the reason
many people come to
Indonesia.
• Tourism helps the
economy, wildlife and
local people, everyone
is a winner!
• No one will want to visit
a palm oil plantation
Photo Credit: Luke Mackin
Source Information: Indonesian Investments
Scientists United
• Loss of knowledge
• Loss of many species, many
of which may be invaluable
to medical research
• Local tribes knowledge of
medicinal plants is lost
• Many people die away
from their homes in cities
• The Palm oil plantations
pollutes the water with
chemicals and fertilizers –
poisoning the people who
stayPhoto Caption: Maia Weinstock
Source Information: Rainforest Concerns
Conservation
How can rain forests be
developed sustainably?
What do we mean by sustainability?
Case Study:
MASARANG FOUNDATION
Nature conservation through collaboration with and development of the local population. That is the mission of Masarang, the Foundation in Indonesia, founded in 2001 by Dr. Willie Smits. Masarang finds solutions for the most urgent global problems of our time: deforestation, biodiversity loss, climate change, poverty and underdevelopment.
How can rain forests be
developed sustainably?
Masarang is tackling these issues at their heart and works to find sustainable solutions which will work long-term.
ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:
a) Conservation of Indonesia’s unique biodiversity
b) Conservation and restoration of Indonesia’s rainforests
c) Improved opportunities for local development
d) Sustainable use of agricultural and production methods by local people
How can rain forests be
developed sustainably?
Visit the Masarang
website
www.masarang.nl/en
You have ten minutes to find me 3 wow
facts about the work of Masarang!
Are these three things sustainable? If yes
why?
Masarang Solution
Think!
Discuss with your partner: What might be the difficulties in
developing this solution? How might this problems be solved?
Oil Palm vs. Sugar Palm
• Leading to carbon emissions
• Leading to deforestation
• 5 tonnes of biodiesel/ha/yr
• Monoculture
• Needs fertilizers/pesticides
• Soil depletion
• Watershed pollution
• Few and poor jobs
• Mechanization under way
• Many local people conflicts
• Carbon sequestration
• Protecting forests
• 19 tonnes of ethanol/ha/yr
• Mixed forest
• No fertilizers/pesticides
• Soil gets better
• Improved water supplies
• Many all year round jobs
• Non mechanizable
• Brings communities together
Masarang Foundation
Write a paragraph explaining why sugar palm oil is more
sustainable than palm oil?
Quiz – Quiz - Trade
• Write one Q and A based on what you have learnt – impacts of palm oil production, stakeholders, solutions
• Try not to make it too obvious!
• When I say – move around the room and pair up, taking it in turns to ask your question.
• If your partner doesn’t get it first time –give them two hints before telling them the answer.
• Then swap cards and move on