GLOSSARY
ANALISIS DAMPAK LINGKUNGAN
(AMDAL)
An environment impact assessment which
companies are required by law to undertake
when starting a business or activity that will have
an impact on the environment in Indonesia.
BIODIVERSITY
The variety of life forms within a particular
ecosystem, biome, or habitat.
BIO-FUELS
Fuels derived from non-fossilised organic
mater ials. Examples include biodiesel
and ethanol which are extracted from
renewable crops.
BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD)
A measure of the degree of water pollution
by the amount of dissolved oxygen needed
by aerobic biological organisms in a body of
water to break down organic materials.
CARBON FOOTPRINT
A measure of the total amount of greenhouse
gases, including carbon dioxide, methane and
nitrous oxides, emitted directly or indirectly
by an organisation, event, product or person.
CRUDE PALM OIL (CPO)
Oi l produced f rom o i l pa lm f rui t s in
milling process.
FOOD TRACEABILITY
The ability to track any food, feed, and
ingredients through all stages of production,
processing and distribution, including sourcing
and retailing.
FREE PRIOR AND INFORMED CONSENT
(FPIC)
The principle that a community has the right
to give or withhold its consent to proposed
projects that may affect the lands they
customarily own, occupy or otherwise use.
GLOBAL REPORTING INITIATIVE (GRI)
Anon-profit organisation that promotes economic
sustainability and develops an international
standard for sustainability reporting.
GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG)
Gases, such as carbon dioxide, methane
and nitrous oxide, which trap solar radiation
and contribute to cl imate change and
ozone destruction.
HAZARD ANALYSIS &CRITICAL
CONTROL POINT (HACCP)
A preventive system in food safety that
identifies and controls biological, chemical,
and physical hazards in the food production
processes that can cause the finished product
to be unsafe.
HIGH CONSERVATION VALUE (HCV)
AREA
Natural habitat that is considered to be of
outstanding significance or critical importance.
INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT
(IPM)
The use of natural pest control techniques to
reduce pest populations and replace pesticides
and other harmful intervention to minimise
risks to human health and the ecosystem.
INDONESIA SUSTAINABLE PALM OIL
(ISPO)
A government effort led by the Ministry of
Agriculture to support sustainable palm oil
agriculture in Indonesia.
ISO 9000 SERIES
A family of international standards for addressing
quality management.
ISO 14000 SERIES
A family of international standards for addressing
environmental management.
ISO 22000 SERIES
A family of international standards for addressing
food safety management.
IUCN RED LIST
A list for assessing the extinction risks
of species.
MATURE AND IMMATURE OIL PALM
After planting, the oil palm tree is classified
as immature until Fresh Fruit Bunches are
produced, which is approximately 30 months
later, where upon the oil palm tree is then
classified as mature.
NUCLEUS
A system developed by the Indonesian
government for estates (nucleus) owned by
plantation companies to develop oil palm
plots (plasma) near their own plantation
for smallholders.
OHSAS 18001:2007
An international occupational health and
safety management system specification.
PALM KERNEL (PK)
Seed of the oil palm fruit, which is processed to
extract palm kernel oil and other by-products.
PEATLAND
Land consisting largely of partially decomposed
vegetation or peat.
PLASMA
See nucleus.
PALM OIL MILL EFFLUENT (POME)
Liquid waste or sewage produced from the
palm oil milling process or refinery.
PROGRAMME FOR POLLUTION
CONTROL, EVALUATION AND RATING
(PROPER)
An Indonesian regulatory mechanism based
on public disclosure of pollution records and
environmental performance.
ROUNDTABLE ON SUSTAINABLE PALM
OIL (RSPO)
A non-governmental organisation that promotes
the growth and use of sustainable oil palm
products through international standards and
engagement of stakeholders.
SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (SIA)
A methodology for analysing, monitoring
and managing the social consequences of
planned interventions and the social change
processes arising from these interventions.
STAKEHOLDERS
A person, group, organisation, member or
system that affects or can be affected by an
organisation’s actions.
SUSTAINABILITY
A long-term balance of social, economic and
environmental objectives.
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