No Trade Barriers against Indonesian Palm Oil
“There are no trade barriers against Indonesian palm oil, the EU market is open. The EU and Indonesia agree to strengthen their dialogue and cooperation to develop the sustainability of palm oil production”. Vincent Guerend, EU Ambassador to Indonesia. The EU welcomes and supports Indonesia’s efforts toward achieving 100 percent sustainable Palm Oil by 2020. The EU is ready to work with Indonesia on how existing certification schemes could be strengthened and promoted. The EU does not require sustainability measures to be commodity-specific. We are committed to fighting all drivers of deforestation (soy, beef, cocoa, coffee, timber approaches occurred, etc). To be fully inclusive, a future, “sustainable Palm Oil solution “ does not have to put the burden of certification on individual “small farmers “ (40 %of Indonesian Production ): Group -certification and landscape approaches occurred could also be explored. Indonesia has committed to reducing emissions from deforestation b