Senin 10 Feb 2014 21:44 WIB

Bali to host international conference on oil palm

Red: Julkifli Marbun
Palm oil fruits are on display in an exihibition. Tunisia plans to increase imports of palm oil from Indonesia to meet its domestic demands. (illustration)
Foto: Republika/Wihdan Hidayat
Palm oil fruits are on display in an exihibition. Tunisia plans to increase imports of palm oil from Indonesia to meet its domestic demands. (illustration)

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- WWF-Indonesia, CIRAD research institute and PT SMART Tbk will hold the fourth International Conference on Oil Palm and Environment (ICOPE) in Bali, on February 12-14, 2014.

The theme of ICOPE 2014 will be "Oil Palm Cultivation: Becoming a Model for Tomorrow's Sustainable Agriculture", WWF-Indonesia said in a statement posted on its website, Monday.

Among key topics of discussion will be land use and deforestation, green house gas emission, smallholders as well as palm oil certification standards,

"There is no doubt that palm oil industry provides benefits for Indonesia, such as economic and social development. But it is beyond doubt that unsustainable practices in palm oil industry lead to negative impacts," said WWF-Indonesia Conservation Director Nazir Foead.