(RSPO) and complaint resolution - Forest Peoples Programme

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The RSPO Principles & Criteria(P&C)The RSPO regards sustainable palm oil production as being achieved wheremanagement and operations are legal, economically viable, environmentallyappropriate and socially beneficial. Requirements to this end are elaboratedin the RSPO Principles and Criteria, and the accompanying indicators andguidance.The RSPO Principles and Criteria for Sustainable Palm Oil Production (RSPOP&C) are the global guidelines for producing palm oil sustainably. The P&Cwere adopted in November 2005, pilot-implemented for two years, andreleased for general use in November 2007. A revised version of the P&C willbe published in 2013.The P&C consist of 8 Principles and 39 Criteria, along with Indicators (specificpieces of objective evidence that must be in place to demonstrate or verifythat the Criterion is being met) and Guidance (useful information to help thegrower/miller and auditor understand what the criterion means in practice).The P&C are generic but because countries differ in their laws for the samecriteria, the P&C are further adapted for use by each country throughNational Interpretation (NI). NI have been developed for Indonesia, Malaysia,Colombia, Ghana, Thailand, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Anumber of the P&C are relevant to the complaints and conflict resolutionmechanism. These are detailed below.6
Principle 2Compliance with applicable laws and regulationsCriterion 2.2The right to use the land can be demonstrated, and is not legitimatelycontested by local communities with demonstrable rights.Indicators:• y Documents showing legal ownership or lease, history of land tenureand the actual legal use of the land.• y Evidence that legal boundaries are clearly demarcated and visiblymaintained.• y Where there are, or have been, disputes, additional proof of legalacquisition of title and that fair compensation has been made toprevious owners and occupants; and that these have been acceptedwith free prior and informed consent.• y Absence of significant land conflict, unless requirements foracceptable conflict resolution processes (Criteria 6.3 and 6.4) areimplemented and accepted by the parties involved.Guidance:• y For any conflict or dispute over the land, the extent of the disputedarea should be mapped out in a participatory way.• y Where there is a conflict on the condition of land use as per land title,growers should show evidence that necessary action has been takento resolve the conflict with relevant parties.• y Ensure a mechanism to solve the conflict (Criteria 6.3 and 6.4).y • All operations should cease on land planted beyond the legalboundary. For national interpretations, any customary land userights or disputes which are likely to be relevant should be identified.7
Page 4 and 5: AcronymsCAOCBDSFEBFPICHCVIFCNIP&CRS
Page 6 and 7: What is the RSPO?The RSPO is a mult
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Page 18 and 19: The RSPO Complaints PanelThe RSPO C
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