Trading forests: land-use change and carbon emissions embodied in production and exports of forest-risk commodities by Sabine Henders, U Martin Persson, Thomas Kastner

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Assessment of Water Quality Status and Pollution Index in Musi River, South Sumatera, Indonesia by Muhammad Rendana, Yandriani, Puspa Ayu Pitayati, Muhammad Izzudin, Mona Lestari

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A decision support system for sustainable development of biodiesel industry by Mohammadi Ashnani, Mohammad Hossein

“…LCA results show that fossil fuels depletion impact is the highest contributor to the environmental burdens of palm oil and jatropha biodiesel production, by 1.5E3 MJ and 1.99E3 MJ surplus respectively. …”
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The perception of smallholders towards roles and challenges of RSPO implementation at Felda Tun Ghaffar Kemendor and Felda Tun Ghaffar Ayer Kangkung, Melaka / Abu Bakar Hasan by Hasan, Abu Bakar

“…Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) is the organization responsible in controlling, monitoring and evaluating economic, social and environmental impacts of the production and uptake of Crude Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO). …”

Costs and Carbon Sequestration Assessment for REDD+ in Indonesia by Guifang Liu, Qing Liu, Mengxiao Song, Junsheng Chen, Chuanrong Zhang, Xing Meng, Jincai Zhao, Heli Lu

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Development of a mathematical model for optimal planning of biofuel supply chain by Valizadeh, Maryam

“…The three main problems with biodiesel production are, high production costs, environmental, and social impact over the entire supply chain. …”
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VALUASI EKONOMI LINGKUNGAN ALIH FUNGSI LAHAN PADA KAWASAN HUTAN EKS-AREAL HPH Studi Kasus pada Kawasan Hutan Enclave Singkati Batanghari Desa Semambu Kecamatan Sumay Kabupaten Tebo... by , YANDI SAPUTRA, , Prof. Tri Widodo, M.Ec. Dev.Ph.D.

“…Result of the calculation indicated that loss caused by conversion of forest region to oil palm plantation from environmental aspect is greater than financial and social benefit obtained. …”

Scaling up sustainability in commodity agriculture: transferability of governance mechanisms across the coffee and cattle sectors in Brazil by Hajjar, R, Newton, P, Adshead, D, Bogaerts, M, Maguire-Rajpaul, V, Pinto, LFG, McDermott, CL, Milder, J, Wollenberg, E, Agrawal, A

“…For example, voluntary certification programs have been adopted by producers of commodities as diverse as beef, coffee, palm oil, and soy. However, there are substantial differences in the extent to which governance mechanisms scale up and achieve impact in different sectors. …”

Estimating agricultural losses using flood modeling for rural area by Muhadi, Nur 'Atirah, Abdullah, Ahmad Fikri, Vojinovic, Zoran

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The green economy as plantation ecology: When dehumanization and ecological simplification go 'green' by Gert Van Hecken, Jean-François Bissonnette, Vijay Krishnan Kolinjivadi

“…We then offer examples of "greening" as new, more inclusive (but equally detrimental) forms of plantation logics, and crucially identify how these extensions of plantation logic get co-opted by resistance agents, from social movements to disease and pestilence. We consider sustainability certifications of palm oil through the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in Colombia and compensatory afforestation programs designed to offset forest destruction through monoculture plantations in India. …”
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Conflict Of Interests Between Government and Private Sector in Indonesia Forest Fire by Nurdin, Nurliah

“…To make matters worst, private organizations that collobarate with government agencies locally or nationally to combat forest fires have their own interests to pursue.One way in which private plantation owners commonly do to reduce cost of planting new palm oil trees is through slash and burned.As a result, a combination of unclear and inconsistent policy directions along with relentless pursuit of private interests reveals no clear solution to the ongoing crisis of forest fires.Despite tough sanctions and penalties that can be imposed on the guilty private plantation owners, the enforcement of those sanctions rarely takes place.Thus, rooting out forest fires seems to go no where as long as government policies are inconsistent and private interests continue to be pursued without regard to environmental and social impacts.…”
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Toward Malaysian sustainable agriculture in 21st century by Khosro, Khorramnia, Mohamed Shariff, Abdul Rashid, Abdul Rahim, Anuar, Mansor, Shattri

“…Sustainable agriculture should be able to meet various social goals and objectives so that it can be maintained for an indefinite period without significant negative impacts on environment and natural resources. …”
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Settlement reduction of dredged marine soils (DMS) admixed with cement & waste granular materials (WGM): 1-D compressibility study by Rosman, Mohammad Zawawi, Chan, Chee Ming

“…Dredged marine soils (DMS) are considered as geo-waste and commonly disposed far into the sea. Environmental impacts raised from dredging such as turbidity and disturbance of marine ecosystem had increased the social demand to reuse DMS in engineering application. …”
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Who pays and who gets what from National Parks protection? case of Taman Negara in Malaysia by Jamal Othman, Ahmad Mohd Zin

“…The study specifically compares the benefits from TN conservation against alternative land uses, namely sustainable logging, and sustainable logging and oil palm development. Based on a social discount rate of 2 percent and lower bound price estimates of carbon and marketed goods prices, the study shows that existing conservation policies provide higher economic benefits compared to other land use options. …”
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Biofuel Production with Castor Bean: A Win–Win Strategy for Marginal Land by Linda Carrino, Donato Visconti, Nunzio Fiorentino, Massimo Fagnano

“…Biofuels, for instance, are a great green alternative to fossil fuel, but they are currently derived from edible vegetable oils such as soybean, palm, and sunflower. Concerns have been raised about the social–economic implication and ecological impacts of biodiesel production. …”
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Sustainable Agri-Food Supply Chains: Consumer Demand and Company Sourcing Practices by Lee, Yin Jin

“…However, food production can have severe environmental and social impacts. Rising societal awareness of issues regarding supply chain sustainability both promises opportunities for and assigns responsibilities to companies involved in the supply chain. …”
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Evaluation of sustainable forest management techniques for biomass production and carbon sequestration by Heriansyah, Ika

“…Mineral soils from degraded lands were amended with different rates of organic materials, such as pulp mill sludge, compost, oil palm mesocarp and their combinations and application rate were 0, ⅓, ½, ⅔, and ¾ of v/v. …”
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