KAMI in Indonesia

Indonesia is the world’s largest producer of palm oil and a key partner in the KAMI project.

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KAMI supports dialogue between stakeholders in the EU and Indonesia on legal, deforestation-free and sustainable palm oil by providing objective information on national systems and circumstances in Indonesia in the context of EU and global regulations affecting palm oil.

We also support work on palm oil supply chain traceability, district sustainability, and smallholder inclusion in legal and deforestation-free supply chains. A key focus is on understanding the availability of information – such as that from the Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certification and other national systems – to better support producers including smallholders in accessing global markets.

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Expected results

• Strengthened EU-Indonesia dialogue on palm oil production and trade

• Improved capacity for demonstrating legal, deforestation-free and sustainable palm oil production and providing information on palm oil supply chain traceability, especially in relation to smallholders

• Strengthened communication on palm oil production and trade

Project governance

KAMI Indonesia Strategic Country Board (SCB) – the decision-making body for KAMI in Indonesia. It is composed of five EU services and six Indonesia Ministries and agencies, including the Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas), Coordinating Ministry of Economic Affairs (KEMENKO), Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Home Affairs, and Ministry of Environment and Forestry. 
 


Activities

Strengthened dialogue

We facilitate dialogue between Indonesia, the EU and key palm oil stakeholders to support Indonesia’s readiness for the EUDR.  

Smallholder inclusion

To help include smallholders in global supply chains for legal and deforestation-free palm oil, we support mapping of smallholder plantations, collection of geolocation information, and acceleration of ISPO certification. 

A key requirement for smallholders to obtain ISPO certification is a cultivation registration certificate (Surat Tanda Daftar Budidaya, or STD-B). We assist with acceleration of STD-B issuance, including through stakeholder engagement in key palm oil-producing regions on STD-B awareness and registration of smallholders.

Certification

In partnership with the ISPO Secretariat, we conducted a joint assessment of EUDR information needs and information available from the Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certification to better understand how the scheme can support EUDR due diligence. 

Traceability

A national traceability platform to track palm oil from the farm to the point of export has been developed. The system consists of a web-based platform and mobile app, which should allow smallholders and other supply chain actors to access global supply chains for legal and deforestation-free palm oil. Development of the platform included consultation with national stakeholders and field testing of the app with a palm oil cooperative and mill in Central Kalimantan.

The traceability platform links to the ‘National Dashboard for Sustainable Commodity Data and Information’ being developed by the Indonesian Government for the exchange of data and information on commodities traded in international markets. It will provide information to help assess whether commodities were produced legally and without deforestation, aiming to be a key source of information relevant for EUDR due diligence. 

Sustainability

Led by the Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas), a set of ‘Sustainable Jurisdictions Indicators’, or SJI, help demonstrate and track district progress towards sustainability. The SJI were developed through a multistakeholder process supported by EFI and launched by the Indonesian Government at the B20 Investment Forum in Bali in 2022. In 2023 and 2024, additional sub-national engagement took place through a series of outreach meetings in the seven main palm oil producing provinces in Sumatra and Kalimantan.

The 24 indicators across environmental, socio-economic and governance pillars potentially function to attract commodity buyers and green investment, guide policy and planning decisions, incentivise districts to progress towards sustainability, and support due diligence for the EUDR and other global markets. An online data platform presents official data on each indicator. 

Key partners

Resources

Briefings
  • Strengthening the collection of palm oil supply chain traceability information in Indonesia – English - Bahasa Indonesia (November 2024)
  • Strengthening sustainable oil palm plantation governance through the Revenue-Sharing Fund for Oil Palm Plantations (DBH Sawit) – English - Bahasa Indonesia (July 2024)
  • The feasibility of establishing district-level registries of palm oil producers in Indonesia – English - Bahasa Indonesia (July 2024)
  • Smallholder registration (STD-B) – challenges and strategies for acceleration – English – Bahasa Indonesia (July 2024)
  • ISPO certification for smallholders: process and challenges – English – Bahasa Indonesia (June 2024)
  • History of the Sustainable Jurisdictional Approach - English - Bahasa Indonesia (May 2023)
  • A model for sourcing palm oil from sustainable jurisdictions in Indonesia – English - Bahasa Indonesia (July 2022)
  • Jurisdictional palm oil traceability in Indonesia – English - Bahasa Indonesia (June 2022)
  • Lessons learnt from the Terpercaya Initiative - English - Bahasa Indonesia (November 2021)
  • The Terpercaya system: claims, verification and assurance - English - Bahasa Indonesia (November 2021)
  • Exploring options for traceability in the jurisdictional approach to sustainability - English - Bahasa Indonesia (November 2021)
  • Testing indicators of district sustainability - English - Bahasa Indonesia (February 2020)
  • Monitoring jurisdictional sustainability in Indonesian commodity production: Progress and next steps - English - Bahasa Indonesia - Spanish - French (July 2019)
  • Why jurisdictional sustainability matters for commodity producers and how it can be measured in Indonesia - English - Bahasa Indonesia - Spanish - French (June 2019)
  • Tracking progress to jurisdictional sustainability: Towards a shortlist of key indicators - English - Bahasa Indonesia - Spanish - French (February 2019)
    • Annex: List of indicators of jurisdictional sustainability for discussion – Draft - English (February 2019)
  • Bridging Indonesian laws, the SDGs and commodity certification criteria for defining district sustainability - English - Bahasa Indonesia - Spanish - French (October 2018)
  • Tracking sustainable palm oil and defining jurisdictional sustainability at scale in Indonesia - English - Bahasa Indonesia - Spanish - French (April 2018)
Technical documents
  • Comparison between the 2018 and 2024 guidelines for Issuing the Plantation Cultivation Registration Certificate (STD-B) – English – Bahasa Indonesia (November 2024)
  • Presentation: STD-B registration and issuance update – English - Bahasa Indonesia (November 2024)
  • Joint gap assessment of the EUDR information needs and information availability from the Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certification – English - Bahasa Indonesia (July 2024)
  • National guidance – Data collection and analysis of Sustainable Jurisdictions Indictors - English - Bahasa Indonesia (February 2023)
  • Operationalising the Terpercaya Indicators and Data Platform – English – Bahasa Indonesia (September 2022)
  • Making the transition to sustainable agricultural production: A practical guidebook for district governments in Indonesia – Draft - English (March 2021)
Reports/papers
  • Working paper - Environmental instruments to support Indonesia’s NDC at the district level - English (March 2021)
  • Working paper - An assessment of roles, authority and capacity of district governments in solving tenurial conflicts in the forest area - English (March 2021)
  • Working paper - The value proposition of the Terpercaya platform - English (March 2021)
  • Working paper - Terpercaya data collection report - English (March 2021)
  • Validation of Terpercaya indicators at district level – Report - English (March 2021)
Communications
  • Infographic – Sustainable Jurisdictional Approach - English - Bahasa Indonesia (May 2023)
  • Sustainable Jurisdictional Approach flyer - English - Bahasa Indonesia (May 2023)
  • Webinar: Terpercaya – Finding trusted jurisdictional models of sustainable palm oil production and trade in Indonesia - recording - event page (March 2021)
Advisory Committee meeting minutes
Working Group meeting minutes
  • Minutes of the I-Trace consultation, May 2024 – English
  • Minutes of the Working Group on Indicators – traceability consultation, June 2023 – English
  • Minutes of the Working Group on Indicators – traceability consultation, April 2023 - English
  • Minutes of the Working Group on Indicators – traceability consultation, March 2023 – English
  • Minutes of the Working Group on Indicators – district outreach planning, March 2023 – English
  • Minutes of the Working Group on Indicators, February 2023 – English
  • Minutes of the Working Group on Indicators, September 2022 – English
  • Minutes of the Working Group on Indicators, February 2022  - English - Bahasa Indonesia
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