NI-SCOPS Indonesia

The National Initiative on Sustainable and Climate Smart Oil

Palm Smallholders (NI-SCOPS) is a program initiated by the
Government of the Netherlands and the Government of NI-SCOPS GOALS
Indonesia where in as per the technical arrangement
agreement the Government of the Netherlands has approved
Indonesia
of Solidaridad and Yayasan Inisiatif Dagang Hijau (IDH) as its
implementing organisations to support the Indonesian 1 Improved Livelihoods of oil palm
Government and other stakeholders to meet the Indonesian smallholders due to increased yield,
commitments under the Paris Agreement, the Convention on improved access to market and readiness
Biological Diversity and the Sustainable Development Goals. to comply with Indonesian Sustainable
It does so by making the UN Food and Agricultural Palm Oil (ISPO) certification.
Organization's concept of climate smart agriculture (CSA)
operational in selected provinces and regencies across the
country. 2 Climate Change Adaptation: Improved
adaptive capacity of oil palm
smallholders due to enhanced adoption
of climate adaptive practices, increased
BACKGROUND
access to information and policy/
regulation on green growth.
Oil palm has contributed USD 23 billion in 2017 to Indonesia’s
export income. However, its development is relatively marked
with deforestation, peatland conversion, land degradation, GHG
Climate Change Mitigation: Increased
emission, fire calamity as well as declining biodiversity. Lack of 3
carbon stocks and reduced GHG
resources and capacity within stakeholders; proper implemen-
emissions oil from reduced oil
tation & monitoring of regulation across region/province; as
encroachment of oil palm smallholders in
well as poor cohesive & coherent actions among various actors
forest areas, avoided deforestation and
are some of the main causes of unsustainable Indonesian palm
adoption of climate smart agricultural
oil. Palm oil smallholders, as the second largest proportion of oil
palm growers in Indonesia contributing to around 40% to the practices.
total oil palm area, can play a significant role in realizing sustain-
able palm oil in Indonesia.

The support from the NI-SCOPS program in strengthening

smallholders’ capacity and building climate resilience will
BUILDING ON STRONG GOVERNMENT COOPERATION complement and feed into NAP’s governance and
components. NI-SCOPS will also be supporting the
The Government of Indonesia and the Government of the King- Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to reduce
dom of the Netherlands have signed a Memorandum of Under- national emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate
standing on Cooperation on Sustainable Production of Palm Oil change.
in New York on the 26th of September 2019. The two govern-
PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
ments are moving forward to setting the existing bilateral Mixed
Economic Commission to become the platform of dialogue and
co-development of the Key Performance Goals and Indicators to IDH and Solidaridad will work closely with the Coordinat-
drive the agenda of climate smart agriculture in smallholder-led ing Ministry of Economic Affairs and Ministry of Agriculture
oil palm production. At the national level, NI-SCOPS is expected to align the NI-SCOPS national framework, especially with
to be set as a tool to synchronize data and efforts related to the National Action Plan for Sustainable Palm Oil and the
smallholders across ministries that are currently considered to strengthening of Indonesia Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) cer-
lack coordination. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has assumed a tification scheme. NI-SCOPS can support the two initiatives
coordinating role is actively involving other ministries including: to be mainstreamed into policy and regulations, and to be
The Coordinating Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Ministry of implemented with benefits in the field.
Environment & Forestry and the Ministry of Agriculture.
A NI-SCOPS Technical Arrangement agreement has been
The NI-SCOPS program is currently seeking harmonization and signed to facilitate the implementation of the program.
alignment with FoKSBI, the multi-stakeholder Indonesia sustain- Following this arrangement, a Technical Steering Committee
able palm oil platform, which is led by the government and facil- (TSC) for the program will be established that will provide
itated by UNDP’s Sustainable Palm Oil initiative (SPOI). FoKSBI’s expertise and advice on technical issues relevant to the objec-
main task is to develop the National Action Plan (NAP) for tives of NI-SCOPS, aimed at creating alignment of NI-SCOPS
Sustainable Palm Oil and to monitor its implementation. Imple- with relevant national governmental programs and the
menting NAP requires a long-term and overarching approach to achievement of NI-SCOPS overall goals.
climate governance, rooted in policies and regulations.
 ACEH Sanggau
NI-SCOPS jurisdictions
SABAH in Indonesia Aceh Tamiang Sekadau
Aceh Timur Bengkayang
Kapuas EAST
Landak Hulu KALIMANTAN
NORTH Mempawah
SOLIDARIDAD Berau
SUMATRA
IDH Langkat Paser
Tapanuli Selatan Penajam
Sintang Paser Utara

WEST
KALIMANTAN

In the selected landscapes (see map), Solidaridad and IDH will Implementing landscape-,
offer technical assistance to farming communities and workers farm-, and community-level
and support policymakers and authorities with improving
interventions
natural resource management and restoration efforts. The
main work areas are:
Provide support and assistance to oil palm (Solidaridad’s
interventions as agreed by the TC go beyond Oil Palm)
EAST
KALIMANTAN smallholders and cooperatives, such as: capacity building
Supporting sub national level and training on good agricultural practices (GAPs),
Berau level governance business management and entrepreneurship, children and
Paser women empowerment and farm diversification options to
Penajam Policy engagement with the national and sub
Utara
improve livelihoods. In parallel, ensuring interventions are
national institutions to create wider visions
being implemented that create strong linkages between
of inclusive green growth and sustainable development,
sustainable climate smart oil palm and key plantation crops
embedded within local policies and regulations, and to
(in the respective jurisdictions) production by smallholders
ensure the projects and activities implemented on the
to forest and peatland protection and restoration. Examples
ground are aligned in the regulatory environment at the
include: capacity building of forest protection, financing
Sub National level.
models for restoration, and satellite monitoring.

Supporting landscape level Supporting market

governance linkages

Strengthening the institutional arrangements, Facilitate market linkages by connecting

decision-making processes, policy instruments, independent smallholders and mills with
and underlying values of a landscape at the level of a district, domestic and international markets and to link market
to promote the development and implementation of new requirements on climate-friendly products. Develop private
knowledge and innovative solutions to issues such as, but sector and Social Enterprise sector partnerships and
not limited to: GHG mitigation, forest protection, remediation platforms at local, national, Asian and global level, including
and restoration, natural resources protection, land use China and India, building on existing partnerships with EPOA,
planning, sustainable palm oil cultivation, gender and social Solvent Extractors Association of India and China Oil and
inclusion. Fats Industry Association.

Catalyzing business and

investment MORE INFO?
Increasing public and private investment in
the selected landscapes needed to incentivize sustainable > Fitrian Ardiansyah, [email protected]
climate smart oil palm production by smallholders while > Kulbir Metha, [email protected]
protecting forest and peat land and restoring previously
degraded land. Among others, by enabling stronger market
linkages and leveraging larger private capital pools through
technical assistance.