Have your say: launch of the public consultation on RSPO Principles & Criteria

This week, the first face-to-face public consultation events took place in Kuala Lumpur, facilitated by Proforest and attended by stakeholders from the private sector, government and civil society. 

Proforest is facilitating the overall P&C Review process with support from Daemeter during the P&C Review Taskforce meetings.

The revised Principles & Criteria (P & Cs) are available to view in a choice of eight languages at the RSPO website. Comments can be submitted online –  in English, Spanish, Chinese, Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Malaysia, French, Portuguese and Thai All comments must be submitted by 30 October.

Public consultation events

The full list of public consultation events is below:

RSPO P&C Review – draft P&C:

• 20 Sept P&C Public Consultation, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
• 28 Sept P&C Public Consultation, Jakarta, INDONESIA
• 29 Sept P&C Public Consultation, Bogota, COLOMBIA
• 10 Oct  P&C Public Consultation, Accra, AFRICA (English) 
• 11 Oct  P&C Public Consultation, Accra, AFRICA (French)
• 11 Oct  P&C Public Consultation, HONDURAS    
• 19 Oct  P&C Public Consultation, Krabi, THAILAND          
• 24 Oct  P&C Public Consultation, London, EUROPE

RSPO P&C Review – Smallholder focus:

Please note that on these days there will also be an opportunity to comment on the Guidance document for NPP for Smallholders.

• 19 Sept P&C for Smallholders (SH) and New Planting Procedures (NPP) for SH Public Consultation, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
• 5 Oct  P&C Public consultation for Smallholders + NPP for SH Medan, INDONESIA          
• 12 Oct  P&C Public consultation for Smallholders + NPP for SH, Accra, AFRICA    
• 12 Oct  P&C Public consultation for Smallholders + NPP for SH HONDURAS
• 20 Oct  P&C Public consultation for Smallholders + NPP for SH Krabi, THAILAND 

Furthermore, a series of roadshow events is being organized to reach out to those stakeholders who are newer to the RSPO family - full details will be added on these dates shortly