Co-producing a Research Agenda for Sustainable Palm Oil

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

Robin Ah Hee Lim¹  Cécile Bessou²  Hengky Salim³  Simon Drew⁴  Alison Copeland⁴  Norhayati Abdullah⁶  Nhat Huynh⁶  Greetje Schouten⁷  Jamie Wadey⁸  Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz⁸  Nagulendran Kangayatkarasu⁸  Thomas E. L. Smith⁹  David Gilvear^1,10  Susan Page^1,11  Patrick O'Reilly^1,11  Kok Loong Yeong^1,12  Jennifer M. Lucey^1,12  Ross Gray^1,13  Marvin J. Montefrio^1,14  Hsiao-Hang Tao^1,15  Marc Ancrenaz^1,16  Paul Aplin^1,17  Helena Varkkey^1,18  Anand Nainar^1,19  Tobias Haller^2,20  Shahirah Balqis Dzulkafli^2,21  Matheus Nunes^2,22  Sarah H. Luke^2,23  Amelia S-C. Hood^2,23  Catherine M. Yule^2,24  Charles Vairappan^2,26  Lee Kim Huat^2,26  Alexander K. Sayok^2,27  Darshanaa Chellaiah^2,28  Holly Barclay^2,28  Siti Nurhidayu^3,30  Sonal Choudhary^3,31  Lian Pin Koh^3,32  Samantha Conway^3,33  Chong Leong Puan^3,34  Sanath Kumaran Kolandai^3,35  Badrul Azhar^3,36  Nadine Ruppert^3,36  Sarah Cook^3,37  Albrecht Ehrensperger^3,38  Effie Papargyropoulou^3,39  Anne Tallontire^3,39  Katherine Mullin^4,41  Zoe G. Davies^4,41  Nicolas J. Deere^4,41  Matthew J. Struebig^4,41  Simon L. Mitchell^4,41  Jake E. Bicknell^4,41  Eleanor M. Slade^4,42  Mun Hou Tham^4,43  Sune Hansen^4,43  Vincent Nijman^4,44  K. Anne-Isola Nekaris^4,44  Stephanie Evers^4,45  Rory Padfield^4,46 

[1] 0Faculty of Sustainable Agriculture, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Sandakan, Malaysia;0French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD), UPR Systèmes de Pérennes, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France;0School of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, Australia;0School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom;1Leverhulme Centre for Climate Change Mitigation, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom;1Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;1Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands;1School of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Semenyih, Malaysia;2Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, United Kingdom;2School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom;2School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom;2South East Asia Rainforest Research Partnership, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia;3Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, Silwood Park, Ascot, United Kingdom;3Division of Social Science, Yale-NUS College, Singapore, Singapore;3Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan;3Kinabatangan Orang-utan Conservation Programme (HUTAN), Sandakan, Malaysia;4Department of Geography, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, United Kingdom;4Department of International and Strategic Studies, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;4Ecohydrology Research Institute, The University of Tokyo Forests, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan;4Institute of Social Anthropology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland;5Advanced Biotechnology and Breeding Centre, Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Kajang, Malaysia;5Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom;5Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom;5Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore DC, QLD, Australia;6Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia;6Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia;6Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Malaysia;6School of Science, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, Malaysia;7Environment Institute, School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia;7Institute of Tropical Forests and Forest Products, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia;7Management School, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom;8Conservation International, Arlington, TX, United States;8Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom;8Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia;9Malaysian Palm Oil Certification Council, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;9School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Gelugor, Malaysia;9Warwick Water Laboratory, School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom;Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland;Department of Social Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, United Kingdom;Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom;Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom;Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom;Palm Oil Research Center, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia;School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom;School of Natural Sciences and Psychology, Liverpool John Moore University, Liverpool, United Kingdom;Tropical Catchment Research Initiative (TROCARI), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;

关键词: research priority setting;    oil palm (Elaeis guineensis);    agriculture;    certification;    policy;    stakeholder engagement;   

DOI  :  10.3389/ffgc.2019.00013

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The rise of palm oil as the world's most consumed vegetable oil has coincided with exponential growth in palm oil research activity. Bibliometric analysis of research outputs reveals a distinct imbalance in the type of research being undertaken, notably a disproportionate focus on biofuel and engineering topics. Recognizing the expansion of oil palm agriculture across the tropics and the increasing awareness of environmental, social, and economic impacts, we seek to reorientate the existing research agenda toward one that addresses the most fundamental and urgent questions defined by the palm oil stakeholder community. Following consultation with 659 stakeholders from 38 countries, including palm oil growers, government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and researchers, the highest priority research questions were identified within 13 themes. The resulting 279 questions, including 26 ranked as top priority, reveal a diversity of environmental and social research challenges facing the industry, ranging from the ecological and ecosystem impacts of production, to the livelihoods of plantation workers and smallholder communities. Analysis of the knowledge type produced from these questions underscores a clear need for fundamental science programmes, and studies that involve the consultation of non-academic stakeholders to develop “transformative” solutions to the oil palm sector. Stakeholders were most aligned in their choice of priority questions across the themes of policy and certification related themes, and differed the most in environmental feedback, technology and smallholder related themes. Our recommendations include improved regional academic leadership and coordination, greater engagement with private and public stakeholders in Africa, and Central and South America, and enhanced collaborative efforts with researchers in the major consuming countries of India and China.

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