However, considering the fact that Indonesia is the biggest producer of palm oil in the world, the number is actually small considering that there are some 49 big palm oil companies and a vastly larger number of smallholder growers in Indonesia. Indonesia palm oil producers should work harder to follow RSPO standards.
The next APEC Summit, which is scheduled to take place in Indonesia next year, will serve as an opportunity for the Indonesian government to advocate the full implementation of the liberalization of the 54 environmental goods already agreed at the last Summit, as well as to expand further the list of environmental goods eligible for tariff liberalization.
To ensure the country’s competitiveness in the era of “green trade”, Indonesia must also find ways to improve the development of environmentally friendly technologies and greener policy innovations.
*dimuat dalam The Jakarta Post, 27 September 2012
