Unilever

Aceh

Musimas

NISCOPS

Mars

PepsiCo

Mondelez

Initiative paysagère de Tapanuli Selatan

Konservasi indonesia

Forest Positive Coalition

Aceh Tamiang

Aceh Timur

Local indicators

LandScale

Palm oil

Cocoa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A6jmIlu15k&ab_channel=IDHIndonesia

ACEH SUSTAINABLE PALM OIL ROADMAP - see link to the video in the text below

Aceh palm oil

Smallholders in Aceh

Aceh team

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Aceh Province on the island of Sumatra covers most of the world acclaimed Leuser ecosystem, a global biodiversity hotspot. &nbsp;It is the only place in the world where&nbsp;orangutans, elephants and rhinos co-exist in the wild. Aceh has 55% forest cover, which equates to around 3.2 million hectares, with 2.6 million hectares falling within the Leuser ecosystem. This includes significant tropical rainforests, peat swamps, montane, and coastal forests. These provide vital water regulation and carbon storage.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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Aceh makes a significant contribution to Indonesia&rsquo;s agricultural production, primarily through palm oil, rubber, coffee and rice. &nbsp;Palm oil is a source of income for 1.5 million people in Aceh Province, representing over 25% of the Aceh population. The eastern region of Aceh, spanning across Aceh Timur and Aceh&nbsp;Tamiang,&nbsp;faces a significant deforestation threat due to palm oil expansion. More than 260,000 hectares of High Conservation Value (HCV) areas lie within palm oil production zones, making the need for sustainable solutions urgent. The Aceh Sustainable Palm Oil Roadmap is working with the corporate sector to achieve a deforestation-free supply chain.&nbsp;
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About NISCOPS&nbsp;
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<a class="Hyperlink SCXW69694038 BCX8" href="https://www.idhsustainabletrade.com/ni-scops/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">National Initiatives for Sustainable and Climate Smart Oil Palm Smallholders</a> (NISCOPS) - a partnership between <a class="Hyperlink SCXW69694038 BCX8" href="https://www.idh.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">IDH</a> and <a class="Hyperlink SCXW69694038 BCX8" href="https://www.solidaridadnetwork.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Solidaridad</a> - brings together key stakeholders to improve land use, create better incomes for smallholders and promote inclusive markets.
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NISCOPS works in six landscapes/projects around the Leuser ecosystem: Aceh Timur, Aceh Tamiang, Aceh Singkil, Aceh Utara, Aeh Subulassalem and Langkat. The program aims to create deforestation-free and inclusive palm oil supply chains - safeguarding the integrity of the&nbsp;Leuser ecosystem while supporting sustainable development.&nbsp;
Landscape Partnerships
Aceh's Green Growth Plan is a roadmap for producing sustainable&nbsp;commodities whilst protecting&nbsp;natural forests. This includes increasing the&nbsp;productivity of oil palm plants - which cover around 470,000 hectares in Aceh - and implementing No Deforestation No Peat and No Exploitation (NDPE) principles in the supply chain.&nbsp; A&nbsp;buffer zone management model for the&nbsp;Leuser ecosystem will further support forest protection, promote sustainable palm oil sourcing and improve community livelihoods. To help protect HCV/HCS areas deforestation monitoring, reporting and verification systems are being established across Aceh Province.&nbsp;
The Aceh Sustainable Palm Oil roadmap 
To implement the Aceh Sustainable Palm Oil roadmap 2023-2045, IDH has established co-financing projects with seven global supply chain companies: Unilever, PepsiCo, Mars, Mondelez, GAR, Musim Mas and Apical. These partnerships help build smallholders capacity, reduce deforestation, improve landscape resilience and create deforestation and conversion-free supply chains.&nbsp;
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<div>Please watch the video on 'Aceh's Sustainable Palm Oil Roadmap' here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A6jmIlu15k">ACEH SUSTAINABLE PALM OIL ROADMAP</a></div>
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<div>Support Aceh Province</div>
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There are a diverse range of partners &ndash; government, NGOs, the private sector and communities &ndash; engaged in sustainably developing Aceh Province.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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There are many opportunities to support this incredible landscape. Please click the 'Contact the Initiative' button on the left hand of this page to get in touch.
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Tropical Timber

Coffee

Coconut

Rubber

Leuser Ecosystem

Kuala-Paret

test

Farmer in palm oil field

Aceh Tamiang team

Agricultural household income compared to national average

HCV/HCS production area is protected based on policy framework

Number of community members involved in the agroforestry system

Deforestation rate

Number of ICT platform established

Number of investment portfolio created based on sustainable palm oil development

Number of monitoring systems at the provincial level established

Number of government staffs trained

Number of center of excellences established and operationalized

Total area of legal and compliant land

Productivity rate of sustainable palm oil and it's derivates 

Area converted to other land uses

Number of hectares of protected areas

Training of community households on biogas energy

Number of households trained on access to clean energy

Indicator #0

Number of hectares of conserved

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Aceh Tamiang is part of the world acclaimed Gunung Leuser National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The landscape includes an important remainder of lowland forest areas. It is home to highly charismatic species, such as Sumatran orangutans, Sumatran elephants, and rhinos. The regency is part of Aceh Province, which has around 3 million hectares of forest, equating to 55% forest cover. &nbsp;&nbsp;
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Aceh Tamiang makes a significant contribution to Indonesia&rsquo;s agricultural production, primarily through palm oil, coffee and rubber. The eastern region of Aceh, spanning across Aceh Timur and Aceh Tamiang,&nbsp;faces a significant deforestation threat due to palm oil expansion. The Aceh Sustainable Palm Oil Roadmap works with the corporate sector to achieve a deforestation-free supply chain. &nbsp;
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About NISCOPS&nbsp;
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<a class="Hyperlink SCXW96496886 BCX8" href="https://www.idhsustainabletrade.com/ni-scops/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">National Initiatives for Sustainable and Climate Smart Oil Palm Smallholders</a> (NISCOPS) - a partnership between <a class="Hyperlink SCXW96496886 BCX8" href="https://www.idh.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">IDH</a> and <a class="Hyperlink SCXW96496886 BCX8" href="https://www.solidaridadnetwork.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Solidaridad</a> - brings together key stakeholders to improve land use, create better incomes for smallholders and promote inclusive markets.
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The work in Indonesia aims to achieve deforestation-free and inclusive palm oil supply chains &ndash; safeguarding the integrity of the&nbsp;Leuser ecosystem while supporting sustainable development. &nbsp;
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About NORAD&nbsp;
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The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) aims to achieve the goals of Norwegian development policy and promote sustainable development. NORAD is a major donor of the work in Aceh Tamiang, enabling conditions that support investment in the landscape.&nbsp;The program supports deforestation initiatives and capacity building for smallholders.&nbsp;
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Improving land use
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The Aceh Tamiang government and major palm oil buyers, including PepsiCo and Unilever, are working together to decouple palm oil from deforestation. A buffer zone management model is being developed in Aceh Province. This will help increase forest protection and regeneration, promote sustainable palm oil sourcing, and improve livelihoods.&nbsp; IDH Is also working with oil palm plants to implement NDPE principles in the supply chain.&nbsp;
The Aceh Green Growth Plan aims to increase areas of forest protection including&nbsp;High Conservation Value (HCV) areas. &nbsp;A deforestation monitoring and verification team has been established.&nbsp;Thanks to a collaborative approach, deforestation is being reveresed in Aceh Tamiang, demonstrating the success of the landscape approach. &nbsp;
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Creating better incomes and inclusive markets &nbsp;
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Aceh Tamiang has 29% forest cover, and 28% palm oil cover, of which 50% is managed by smallholder farmers. IDH aim to integrate smallholders into a deforestation-free sustainable palm oil supply chain, whilst bridging the gap towards a living income. Smallholder farmers&nbsp;benefit&nbsp;from&nbsp;Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) training and&nbsp;access to finance, certification, and markets, particularly in remote areas. They have organised themselves into farmers groups, resulting in increased yields and incomes. Public-private partnerships&nbsp;support local farmers to achieve Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certification. By the end of 2024, 2200 smallholders achieved certification, marking the first achievement of its kind in Indonesia.
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Support the Aceh Tamiang region&nbsp;
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Smallholders contribute almost a third of Indonesia's 52-million tons of crude palm oil production.&nbsp;Currently there are 307,214 tons of Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) of palm oil or 15.2 tons/per hectare produced in the regency&nbsp;every year. Sustainable production is on the increase with the potential to do much more. 
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There are many opportunities to support this incredible landscape. Please click the 'Contact the Initiative' button on the left hand of this page to get in touch.
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Area mapped for deforestation

Area commited to for reforestation

area of forest reforested

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Aceh Timur&nbsp;is home to parts of the world renowned Gunung Leuser National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The district boasts significant natural lowland and tropical peatland forests. It is also a critical habitat for highly charismatic species, such as Sumatran orangutans, Sumatran elephants, and rhinos.&nbsp;It is part of Aceh Province, which has around 3 million hectares of forest, equating to 55% forest cover.&nbsp; &nbsp;
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Aceh Timur makes a significant contribution to Indonesia's agricultural production, primarily through palm oil and rice cultivation.&nbsp; Palm oil is a critical commodity for regional revenue and livelihood, and rice supports food security. Natural rubber and cocoa are also important products. &nbsp;Whilst palm oil expansion poses a significant deforestation risk&nbsp;to Aceh Timur, huge achievements have been made to tackle this threat.&nbsp;
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About NISCOPS&nbsp;
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<a class="Hyperlink SCXW62420721 BCX8" href="https://www.idhsustainabletrade.com/ni-scops/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">National Initiatives for Sustainable and Climate Smart Oil Palm Smallholders</a> (NISCOPS) - a partnership between <a class="Hyperlink SCXW62420721 BCX8" href="https://www.idh.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">IDH</a> and <a class="Hyperlink SCXW62420721 BCX8" href="https://www.solidaridadnetwork.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Solidaridad</a> - brings together key stakeholders to improve land use, create better incomes for smallholders and promote inclusive markets.
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The work in Indonesia aims to achieve deforestation-free and inclusive palm oil supply chains &ndash; safeguarding the integrity of the&nbsp;Leuser ecosystem while supporting sustainable development. &nbsp;
Improving land use
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Deforestation in Aceh Timur&nbsp;increased significantly in 2024, with a total of 1.1kha hectares of forest loss, releasing significant amounts of CO2. A deforestation monitoring and verification team has now been established in the landscape.&nbsp; Much of the deforestation is potentially linked to palm oil expansion driven by land clearing activities in twelve existing oil palm concessions near the Leuser Ecosystem. 
The Aceh Green Growth Plan is developing a policy framework to protect High Conservation Value (HCV) areas. IDH is working with&nbsp;oil palm plants to help increase their productivity and implement No Deforestation No Peat and No Exploitation (NDPE) principles in the supply chain. A buffer zone management model is being developed to increase forest protection and regeneration, promote sustainable palm oil sourcing, and improve&nbsp;livelihoods.&nbsp; The Aceh Sustainable Palm Oil Roadmap - a provincial policy - aims to achieve a deforestation-free supply chain. &nbsp;&nbsp;
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Creating better incomes and inclusive markets&nbsp;
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NISCOPS aims to integrate smallholders into a deforestation-free sustainable palm oil supply chain, whilst bridging the gap towards a living income. Smallholder farmers benefit&nbsp;from&nbsp;training in Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) and&nbsp;access to finance, certification and markets, particularly in remote areas. Public-private partnerships,support local farmers to achieve Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certification. Palm oil productivity is also&nbsp;boosted through intensification of fresh fruit cluster production.&nbsp; &nbsp;
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Support the Aceh Timur region&nbsp;
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Smallholders contribute almost a third of Indonesia's 52-million tons of crude palm oil production. Currently there are 197,340 tons of oil palm Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) &ndash; or 6.38 tons per hectare - produced in the district every year with huge potential to increase this.&nbsp;
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Tapanuli Selatan District

Indicator #1

Indicator #2

The Tapanuli Selatan District, located in North Sumatra, Indonesia, is critical to people and nature. Over 70% of the district &nbsp;is covered by forest areas, including part of the Batang Toru Forest Ecosystem &ndash; a key source of fresh water and home to the endangered Tapanuli orangutan and Sumatran tiger. These forests are part of an important biodiversity corridor in North Sumatra, connecting forests of western Sumatra to the Leuser Ecosystem.
The district is also a key agricultural production area for commodities such as palm oil, coffee, cocoa, timber, and otherscontributing around 85% of local income. However, growing challenges such as forest loss, floods, and landslides, along with a rising demand for more sustainable commodities, led the local government to develop a District Action Plan for Sustainable Palm Oil, with support from UNDP and Konservasi Indonesia.
The Tapanuli Selatan District Initiative was established to support the implementation of this Action Plan and other government strategies for improving the sustainability of palm oil and other commodities. This includes prioritizing the protection of forests through restoration, conservation, and improved natural resource management.
This initiative has 3 main objectives:
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">Improve Livelihoods&nbsp;by strengthening the capacity of farmers and local communities to adopt sustainable production practices for increased agricultural yields while also establishing business models for improved income and&nbsp;greater access to markets.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">Increase Sustainable Production of ISPO, RSPO certified, and regenerative palm oil through farmer training, technical supportand by strengthening the Tapanuli Selatan&rsquo;s Sustainable Palm Oil Forum (FoKSBI), which plays a key role in coordinating the implementation of the District Action Plan.&nbsp;</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">Protect and Restore Critical Ecosystems through improved forest management planning, collaborative monitoring and response systems, as well as by implementing direct interventions, such as forest patrols and social forestry programs.</li>
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Multiple stakeholders are working towards these goals in the district &ndash; through government programs, private sector investments, and civil society initiatives. &nbsp;We are already seeing positive impacts of the collective action to date. In 2023, the national government of Indonesia recognized these collective efforts by awarding&nbsp;Tapanuli Selatan first place among 103 regencies in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Action Awards, a testament to the district&rsquo;s leadership in advancing sustainable development goals.
Tapanuli Selatan is also playing a key role beyond its borders. Through the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.conservation.org/projects/coalition-for-sustainable-livelihoods">Coalition for Sustainable Livelihoods</a> (CSL), the district is actively sharing knowledge, models, and tools for sustainable development with other jurisdictional initiatives across North Sumatra and Aceh. Through this spirit of collective action, CSL is helping to ensure these initiatives are coordinated, aligned, and anchored in government support &mdash; achieving greater and longer-lasting impacts for people and nature.

Supported Initiatives

Aceh

Aceh Tamiang

Aceh Timur

Tapanuli Selatan Landscape Initiative