oil palm development and large-scale land- anu press in Indonesia

Since the 1970s, a combination of demographic, economic and policy factors has driven forest exploitation at the industrial scale and resulted in growing deforestation. Key factors behind the forest loss and land use change in

Palm oil plantations produce crude palm oil (CPO) for the international market, often aiming at the same time to improve rural people’s income (Mukrimin, 2025). However, these

Large-scale development of oil palm estates in Indonesia began in 1977, with the government’s Nucleus Estate and Smallholder Scheme. Under the scheme, private developers (known as

The expansion of oil palm plantations in Papua province, Indonesia, involves the conversion of forests, among other land types in the landscapes, which are a source of clan members’ livelihoods.

The contributors to this volume assess progress on these issues through case studies from across the archipelago: from large-scale land acquisitions in Papua, to asset ownership in the

From a Marxian perspective, Gellert (2025) applies the accumulation by dispossession (ABD) (Harvey, 2003), which is synonymous with land grabbing, to expand oil palm plantations in Sumatra.

Here, we use panel data from farm households in Indonesia to test and support the hypoth-esis that the recent oil palm boom contributes to structural transformation. Oil palm is capital

This study only examined the land tenure situation of smallholdings established as plasma alongside large-scale operations and did not examine the land acquisition processes of independent medium and small-scale growers.3 The

Jan 1, 2025Other large changes in Malaysia occurred in permanent cropland (excluding oil palm), which has decreased rapidly since the early 1990s, and in land under oil palm

The 71-page report, “‘Why Our Land’: Oil Palm Expansion in Indonesia Risks Peatlands and Livelihoods,” examines the conduct of PT

This article uses a case study in Papua New Guinea (PNG), where the government seeks to attract large-scale transnational investments for oil palm production by

Abstract The large environmental impacts associated with agro-industrial development in Indonesia are both striking and increasingly important, especially with increased demand for

The expansion of oil palm plantations in Papua province, Indonesia, involves the conversion of forests, among other land types in the

We investigate land-use dynamics in Jambi, Sumatra, one of the hotspots of Indonesia's recent oil palm boom. Data from a structured village survey are used to analyze

The fast-growing palm oil economy has stimulated a significant expansion of oil palm plantations in Indonesia. The uncontrolled development

Here, we use panel data from farm households in Indonesia to test and support the hypothesis that the recent oil palm boom contributes to

Access to the benefits of large scale land deals for oil palm investment in all three sites is through the allocation of plasma a revenue arrangement based on households receiving two

About this report The international trade in palm oil is a key driver of rainforest destruction and human rights abuses on a massive scale. This report is one half of two research projects

Current government policies hinder the prosperity of oil palm smallholders in Indonesia who face adverse land laws, corporate dominance,

The growth of the palm oil industry has spurred economic growth in Riau while also contributing to an increase in environmental degradation, deforestation, forest fires, and