Workshop on Oil Palm Trunk for furniture and building materials, 27 November 2024.

Workshop on Oil Palm Trunk for furniture and building materials, 27 November 2024.

Do you know that oil palm trunks can be transformed into sturdy building materials and stunning furniture? Once considered waste, these trunks hold incredible potential to be repurposed into high-quality, eco-friendly products. With the growing demand for sustainable alternatives, oil palm trunks offer a renewable resource that not only helps reduce deforestation but also supports…

SustainPalm session at WCSG Conference, 18 October 2024.

SustainPalm session at WCSG Conference, 18 October 2024.

The SustainPalm program organized a panel on ‘Evaluating sustainable transformation in the oil palm sector to decrease environmental impact and increase social wellbeing in an economically viable way’. Jusrian Saubara Orpa Yanda from PT Arconesia presented opportunities and challenges for upscaling intercropping in oil palm fields. Wolter Elbersen (Wageningen Food & Biobased research) discussed options…

SustainPalm presented at the “2nd International Conference on Sustainable Animal Resource and Environment“ (ICARE), hosted by IPB Faculty of Animal Sciences, IPB, Bogor. (16-17 October 2024)

SustainPalm presented at the “2nd International Conference on Sustainable Animal Resource and Environment“ (ICARE), hosted by IPB Faculty of Animal Sciences, IPB, Bogor. (16-17 October 2024)

Maja Slingerland (WU) presented as invited speaker on behalf of the living lab team of SUSTAINPALM in PT BKB Siska in South Kalimantan. She presented on ‘Quality and Quantity of Plantation undergrowth in Integrated Cattle-Oil Palm Production Systems’. See presentation material here. In the same conference, Mr. Nahrowi (IPB) presented about The Effect of the Combination Boron…

New webinar on intercropping in oil palm fields: coffee- oil palm intercropping. 10 October.

New webinar on intercropping in oil palm fields: coffee- oil palm intercropping. 10 October.

We would like to invite you for the upcoming webinar in the two-monthly SUSTAINPALM webinar series on intercropping in oil palm fields. Date: 10 October, 09.00 AM CEST | 14 PM WIB Speaker: Dr Aritta Suwarno, Environmental Science, Wageningen University Topic: “Oil palm coffee intercropping: practices, challenges and opportunities” Language: English, with translation of slides…

Workshop on Carbon and Biodiversity rich landscapes.

Workshop on Carbon and Biodiversity rich landscapes.

This week a workshop on “Carbon and Biodiversity rich landscapes” took place in South Kalimantan, Indonesia. It was organised under the #SustainPalm Program by Lambung Mangkurat University in Banjarbaru. Staff and students from IPB University, Lambung Mangkurat University and Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences are working together in developing plans and actions to phase out oil palm from deep peat areas in…

New webinar on intercropping in oil palm fields: 20 August

New webinar on intercropping in oil palm fields: 20 August

We would like to invite you for the upcoming webinar in the two-monthly SUSTAINPALM webinar series on intercropping in oil palm fields. Date: 20 August, 09.00 AM CEST | 14 PM WIB Speaker: Dr Ni’matul Khasanah, CIFOR-ICRAF Indonesia. Topic: Agroforestry and oil palm in Sumatra. Language: English, with translation of slides in Bahasa Indonesia. Register…

New webinar on intercropping in oil palm fields: 20 June.

New webinar on intercropping in oil palm fields: 20 June.

New webinar on intercropping: “Cereal intercropping in oil palm fields: experiences from SouthKalimantan”. Speaker: Dr. Joko Purnomo, Lambung Mangkurat University. Date: 20 June. Time: 09.00Am CEST | 14 PM WIB. Language: Bahasa Indonesia. Register via this linkhttps://forms.gle/SCuQoHg54JfFMkUR7 to Download presentation of this webinar click in here :

Launch of two-monthly webinar series on intercropping in oil palm fields hosted by SustainPalm

Launch of two-monthly webinar series on intercropping in oil palm fields hosted by SustainPalm

To establish a community of practice around oil palm intercropping, SustainPalm will host a two-monthly international webinar to share ideas and knowledge and engage in discussion on the opportunities and challenges of intercropping in oil palm fields. The first webinar was held on 25 April 2024, attended by nearly 200 participants. Maja Slingerland introduced the…

Workshop on Carbon and Biodiversity rich landscapes

Workshop on Carbon and Biodiversity rich landscapes

This week a workshop on “Carbon and Biodiversity rich landscapes” took place in South Kalimantan, Indonesia. It was organised under the #SustainPalm Program by Lambung Mangkurat University in Banjarbaru. Staff and students from IPB University, Lambung Mangkurat University and Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences are working together in developing plans and actions to…