23-25 February 2010, Grand Hyatt Hotel, Bali, Indonesia
Measurement and Mitigation of Environmental Impact of Palm Oil Production
Posted August 06' 2009 | 17.08



Monday, 22 February 2010

15.00 Early Registration

Tuesday, 23 February 2010

08.00 Registration

09.00 Opening Ceremony
* Welcoming Remarks by Chairman of Organizing Committee
* Opening Speech by Minister of Agriculture, Republic of Indonesia
* Keynote Speech by Minister of Environment, Republic of Indonesia

10.00 Coffee Break/Poster Presentation/Exhibition Visit

10.30 Issues Update
Climate Change & Copenhagen Accord - Amanda Katili, Indonesia
Moderator: Daniel Rembeth - JAKARTA POST, Indonesia

11.00 Panel Discussion
Key topic 1: Oil Palm and Climate Change
Panelist:
* Masnellyarti Hilman - Ministry for the Environment, Indonesia
* Gatot Irianto - IAARD, Indonesia
* Hadi S. Alikodra - Indonesia
* Etienne Hainzelin - CIRAD, France
* Derom Bangun - IPOB, Indonesia
* Jan Kees Vis - RSPO, Malaysia
Moderator: Daniel Rembeth - JAKARTA POST, Indonesia

13.00 Lunch Break

14.30 General Lecture
Key topic 2: Oil Palm and Biodiversity
Environmental Issues of Expanding Oil Palm Production in Forest Areas
Jeffrey Sayer - IUCN, Switzerland
Moderator: JG Bertault - CIRAD, France

15.30 Coffee Break/Poster Presentation/Exhibition Visit

16.00 Technical Session
Key topic 2: Oil Palm and Biodiversity
* Land Swap Project ? Moray McLeish et. al., World Resources Institute (WRI), USA
* HCV and the RSPO: Challenges for the High Conservation Value Approach to Mitigate Biodiversity Losses in Oil Palm - Gary Paoli, HCV Network, UK
* Strengthening the Capacity of the Palm Oil Industry to Mitigate its Impact on Biodiversity - Sophie Persey and Syahrial Anhar, Zoological Society of London, UK
* Ecosystem Based Spatial Planning As a Guide for the Precautionary Approach to Conservation of HCV Areas in Sumatra - Hermien Roosita and Barano Siswa Sulistyawan, Ministry for the Environment of Republic Indonesia and WWF Indonesia
Moderator: Nazir Foead, WWF Indonesia

Wednesday, 24 February 2010

08.30 General Lecture
Key topic 3: Measurement of Environmental Impact of Oil Palm Plantations
The Utility of Flux Observations for Measuring the Environmental Impact of Oil Palm Plantations
Jason Beringer - Monash University, Australia
Moderator: P. Girardin,

09.30 Coffee Break/Poster Presentation/Exhibition Visit

10.00 Technical Session
Key topic 3: Measurement of environmental impact of oil palm plantations
* Estimating Carbon Footprint from Bio-fuel Production in Oil Palm: Methodology and Results from Two Sites in Indonesia - Sonya Dewi, Meine Van Noordwijk et. al. , World Agro-forestry Centre, ICRAF Southeast Asia, Indonesia
* Building Trust, Governance and Integrity in GHG Accounting and Overcoming Issues - Chan Kook Weng, MPOB, Malaysia
* ISOM-Palm: An Indicator of Soil Quality and Soil Carbon Fixation Trend - Pujianto, JP Caliman, et. al., SMARTRI, Indonesia
* The Greenhouse Gas Savings Challenges and Potential of Malaysian Palm Oil-from a Life Cycle Assessment Perspective - Ng F. Y. et. al., MPOB, Malaysia
Moderator: Witjaksana - IOPRI, Indonesia

12.00 Lunch Break

13.30 General Lecture
Key topic 4: Ecological intensification of oil palm plantations
Robert Habib - CIRAD, France
Moderator: Chan Kok Weng - MPOB, Malaysia

14.30 Coffee Break/Poster Presentation/Exhibition Visit

15.00 Technical Session
Key Topic 4: Ecological intensification of oil palm plantations
* A role for biotechnologies in the improvement of oil palm sustainability - Alain RIVAL, CIRAD BioS-UMR DIAPC, France
* Floral Biodiversity in Established Oil Palm Plantation - JP Caliman, SMARTRI, Indonesia
* Bioconversion of PKM as a Business Symbiosis with Palm Oil Industry: A Modern Industrial Ecologist Approach - S. Hem, et. al., IRD, Indonesia
Moderator: Hernan Mauricio Romero ? Cenipalma, Colombia

Thursday, 25 February 2010

08.30 General Lecture
Key topic 5: Smallholders and the Environment
An Assessment Tool and Integrated Index for Sustainable Oil Palm Production
Geraldo Rodriguez - EMBRAPA, Brazil
Moderator: Asril Darussamin, RSPO Indonesia Liaison Office, Indonesia

09.30 Coffee Break/Poster Presentation/Exhibition Visit

10.00 Technical Session
Technical Session 5: Smallholders and the Environment
* Implementation of RSPO P&C for Smallholders ? Aryo Gustomo, RSPO Certification Body
* Oil Palm Smallholder Sector in Africa: The Cameroon Case -George Ngando, IRAD, Cameroon
* Smallholder Environmental Practice in Oil Palm in Indonesia ? Asril Darussamin, RSPO Indonesia Liaison Office, Indonesia
* Challenges to Certification for Smallholders and Practical Solutions - Iman Nawireja and Charlie Ross, RSPO Certification Body
Moderator: Eric Gohet ? CIRAD, France

11.50 Summary of the Conference

12.15 Closing