Unraveling disputes between Indonesia and the European Union on Indonesian palm oil: from environmental issues to national dignity
AbstractIndonesia has been the largest palm-oil producer in the world since 2006. The country’s palm-oil products are exported globally, including to member states of the European Union. In recent years, European countries have implemented increasingly stringent regulations on palm-oil imports, incl...
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| author | Rilus A. Kinseng Fredian Tonny Nasdian Dyah Ita Mardiyaningsih Arya Hadi Dharmawan Otto Hospes Eusebius Pantja Pramudya Eka Intan Kumala Putri Rizka Amalia Bayu Eka Yulian Faris Rahmadian |
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| description | AbstractIndonesia has been the largest palm-oil producer in the world since 2006. The country’s palm-oil products are exported globally, including to member states of the European Union. In recent years, European countries have implemented increasingly stringent regulations on palm-oil imports, including from Indonesia, through policies such as the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) II. This study qualitatively analyzes Indonesia’s responses to these policies. We collected data using in-depth interviews and focus-group discussions with government policymakers, activists from nongovernmental organizations, and oil-palm smallholders and entrepreneurs in Indonesia. We demonstrate that the European Union policy has experienced a shift in recent years which has made it more difficult for Indonesian palm-oil products to enter European markets. The Indonesian government views these policies as an environmental issue, a form of trade war, and a challenge to the sovereignty and dignity of the nation. The government’s responses have included improvements to cultivation and business practices, demands for broader and more inclusive policies, and “resistance,” for example, by referring the case to the World Trade Organization. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-34307d07de344f9f8fed113cc6ce5cef2023-12-09T05:55:10ZengTaylor & Francis GroupSustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy1548-77332023-12-0119110.1080/15487733.2022.2152626Unraveling disputes between Indonesia and the European Union on Indonesian palm oil: from environmental issues to national dignityRilus A. Kinseng0Fredian Tonny Nasdian1Dyah Ita Mardiyaningsih2Arya Hadi Dharmawan3Otto Hospes4Eusebius Pantja Pramudya5Eka Intan Kumala Putri6Rizka Amalia7Bayu Eka Yulian8Faris Rahmadian9Department of Communication and Community Development Sciences, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, IndonesiaDepartment of Communication and Community Development Sciences, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, IndonesiaCenter for Agrarian Studies, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, IndonesiaDepartment of Communication and Community Development Sciences, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, IndonesiaPublic Administration and Policy Group, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The NetherlandsSchool of Business and Economics, Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, Jakarta, IndonesiaDepartment of Resource and Environmental Economics, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, IndonesiaDepartment of Agricultural Socio-economics, Brawijaya University, Malang, IndonesiaDepartment of Communication and Community Development Sciences, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, IndonesiaPublic Administration and Policy Group, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The NetherlandsAbstractIndonesia has been the largest palm-oil producer in the world since 2006. The country’s palm-oil products are exported globally, including to member states of the European Union. In recent years, European countries have implemented increasingly stringent regulations on palm-oil imports, including from Indonesia, through policies such as the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) II. This study qualitatively analyzes Indonesia’s responses to these policies. We collected data using in-depth interviews and focus-group discussions with government policymakers, activists from nongovernmental organizations, and oil-palm smallholders and entrepreneurs in Indonesia. We demonstrate that the European Union policy has experienced a shift in recent years which has made it more difficult for Indonesian palm-oil products to enter European markets. The Indonesian government views these policies as an environmental issue, a form of trade war, and a challenge to the sovereignty and dignity of the nation. The government’s responses have included improvements to cultivation and business practices, demands for broader and more inclusive policies, and “resistance,” for example, by referring the case to the World Trade Organization.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15487733.2022.2152626DignityIndonesiapalm oilsustainabilitytrade war |
| spellingShingle | Rilus A. Kinseng Fredian Tonny Nasdian Dyah Ita Mardiyaningsih Arya Hadi Dharmawan Otto Hospes Eusebius Pantja Pramudya Eka Intan Kumala Putri Rizka Amalia Bayu Eka Yulian Faris Rahmadian Unraveling disputes between Indonesia and the European Union on Indonesian palm oil: from environmental issues to national dignity Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy Dignity Indonesia palm oil sustainability trade war |
| title | Unraveling disputes between Indonesia and the European Union on Indonesian palm oil: from environmental issues to national dignity |
| title_full | Unraveling disputes between Indonesia and the European Union on Indonesian palm oil: from environmental issues to national dignity |
| title_fullStr | Unraveling disputes between Indonesia and the European Union on Indonesian palm oil: from environmental issues to national dignity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unraveling disputes between Indonesia and the European Union on Indonesian palm oil: from environmental issues to national dignity |
| title_short | Unraveling disputes between Indonesia and the European Union on Indonesian palm oil: from environmental issues to national dignity |
| title_sort | unraveling disputes between indonesia and the european union on indonesian palm oil from environmental issues to national dignity |
| topic | Dignity Indonesia palm oil sustainability trade war |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15487733.2022.2152626 |
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