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<p><strong>Focus areas</strong>:&nbsp;Beluran,&nbsp;Kinabatangan,&nbsp;Lahad Datu,&nbsp;Telupid, and&nbsp;Tongod</p>
<p>Sabah is home to many species, including Bornean Pygmy Elephants, Orangutans, and Rafflesia flowers. It also has a large area of oil palm plantations. Since 2011, Earthworm has been working in Sabah to address issues such as <strong>smallholder resilience, biodiversity conservation</strong>.</p>
<p>Discover how Earthworm-convened landscapes are transforming supply chains: https://earthworm.org/our-work/areas-of-work/prosperous-landscapes</p>

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Indicator #0

Although 11 out of 13 palm oil refineries operating in the landscape have NDPE policies, adoption rate amongst mill and plantation companies are still low. Hence there is need to support mills and plantation in adoption of NDPE, especially the small medium size companies.  

# Palm oil mills have action plans to address NDPE issues

Intense competition for fresh fruit bunches in a matured palm oil landscape continues to push companies and local communities to convert land into palm oil plantations.  Market pressure is required to ensure the government uphold its commitment to limit total oil palm cultivated area at 6.5 million hectares, ban conversion of permanent forest reserved area for oil palm cultivation, and not allow new planting in peatland area.  Forest clearings are still happening today, mainly in the western part of the landscape which overlaps with key conservation areas in the Heart of Borneo initiative. State or private owners need to be incentivized to restore the identified biodiversity hotspots.

% Reduction in ecosystem conversion (within the landscape boundary)

# Smallholder farmers' livelihoods improved through good agricultural practices, income diversification, sustainability and conservation initiatives (target includes both farmers trained and engaged directly in the field)

# Farmers and community members realizing additional benefits and income streams

Improved welfare and working conditions for # workers (direct and indirect impact) through ongoing labour programmes

# Workers with improved livelihoods

Significant land conversion into palm oil plantations since the 1980s have resulted in a fragmented forest ecosystem.  

This increases human-wildlife conflicts, where it threatens lives of wildlife and at extreme cases to humans. The smallholders in the landscape needed support to co-exist with elephants and other wildlife. 

Additionally, supporting the smallholders in managing this conflict provides an entry point for EF to create awareness among smallholders on managing high priority forest area (i.e. HCV/ HCS).

# Ha of elephant range protected under mitigation activities

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Test preparing and commitment

Achieving traceability to plantations is important to mitigate deforestation and social risks in the supply base.  Focus is to increase awareness & build capacity with mills & dealers to address the biggest challenge in achieving 100% TTP.

# of palm oil mills are 100% traceable to plantations

Via collaboration with stakeholders, ensure the well-being of # children and young persons are protected

Children in plantations (CiP) especially migrant children who forms the majority of CiP have limited access to education, healthcare services, birth registration etc.

Companies lack guidance on what constitute child labour & insufficient guidance on how to identify, prevent and mitigate risks faced by children in plantations, including child labour      

Limited scope of legal protection for migrant children: the existing legislation framework in Malaysia does not offer adequate protection for migrant children as required by the international standards   

Small-holders’ farmers have limited resources to establish due diligence system to prevent & remedy child labour

# Children with improved livelihoods

Generally, the relationship between smallholders and first buyer in the landscape was observed to be limited to buyer-seller relations only. This represents an opportunity to implement activities that can strengthen the interaction between stakeholders in the supply base, especially between the mills / dealers and smallholders, that can bring value and benefit everyone in the supply base.

# Companies have programmes to promote smallholder inclusiveness

Significant land conversion into palm oil plantations since the 1980s have resulted in a fragmented forest ecosystem.  This increases human-wildlife conflicts, where it threatens lives of wildlife and at extreme cases to humans. The smallholders in the landscape needed support to co-exist with elephants and other wildlife.  Additionally, supporting the smallholders in managing this conflict provides an entry point for EF to create awareness among smallholders on managing high priority forest area (i.e. HCV/ HCS).

# Hectares natural ecosystem conserved through an appropriate enforcement mechanism of no deforestation policies or management plan

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