Annex A: Individuals and Organizations Consulted
1. Moses Wogbeh, Managing Director, Forestry Development Authority FDA, Monrovia
2. Hon. Milton Teahjay, Superintendent, Sinoe County, Liberia 3. Fauna and Flora International FFI Liberia:
-Letla Mosenene, FFI-Liberia Program Manager, Monrovia -Richard S. Sambolah, Technical AdvisorCommunity Forestry
-Dr. Liz Greengrass, PrimatologistChief Technical Advisor -Emmanuel Obot, ConsultantChairman, Nigerian Conservation Foundation NCF
-Dr. Nouhou Ndam, Chief Technical Advisor, REDDCarbon
4. Conservation International CI
-Alex Peal, Country Director, CI-Liberia -Jessica Donovan, Technical Programs Director, CI-Liberia
-Sean Griffin, Technical Advisor, Spatial Planning, CI-Liberia -Miguel A. Morales, Protected Areas Management Advisor, Conservation Strategies, CI-
USA
5. Tate Munro, Director, Liberia Oil Palm Revitalization Project, SCTP Liberia, Winrock International
6. Haji V. Sherman, Proprietor, Haj International Group of Companies, Brewerville, Liberia
7. Program Director, FACE, Grand Cape Mount County 8. PeterBayliss, Operations Manager, Equatorial Palm Oil plc, Monrovia
9. Dr. Chris Toe, Advisor, Golden VerOleum, Monrovia 10. Stephanie Altman, West Africa Regional Advisor, Forest Law Enforcement,
Governance Trade, VPA, European Union, Monrovia
11. U.S. Agency for International Development USAID Liberia Mission: -Mc Donald C. Homer, Team Leader, Economic Growth Office
-Vickie A. Sigman, AgricultureEnterprise Development Advisor, Economic Growth Office
-Daniel E. Whyner, USDA Forest Service Land and Community Forestry Advisor, Economic Growth Office
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Annex B: Additional Publications and Resources
During the visit, I compiled the following documents, which are available upon request: 1. Summary Report and Proceedings, Liberia Oil Palm Workshop and Trade Fair,
Monrovia, January 21-22, 2010:
-The Oil Palm Industry: Global Trends since 1970 and the Future of the Industry, Peter Bayliss, Equatorial Palm Oil plc
-West Africa Regional Oil Palm Situation, Dr. Ofousu Budu K.G. -History of the Oil Palm Industry in Liberia 1968-2003, Sumo Z. Lapelleh, Liberian Palm
Products Corporation
-Oil Palm Association of Liberia OPAL, Tupin K. Morgans, Acting President -The Road to Oil Palm Sustainability, Timothy Killeen, Senior Research Scientist,
Conservation InternationalBoard Member, RSPO
-Oil Palm: Cash and Food Security Crop, Moses Zinnah, Ministry of Agriculture, Liberia 2. Review of the Oil Palm Sector in Liberia, AIRECTS Consulting, International Finance
Corporation IFC, Monrovia, Liberia, May 2008
3. IFC Model Concession Framework Project Oil Palm and Rubber: Stakeholder Consultation Workshop, “Future Directions for Agricultural Concessions: The
Framework for Oil Palm and Rubber”, May 2008, Krystal Oceanview Hotel, Monrovia:
-Issue Paper No. 1: General Principles, K.W.J. Rochow -Issue Paper No. 2: Nucleus Estate-cum-Small Landholder Model, K.W.J. Rochow
-Issue Paper No. 3: Investment Incentives, K.W.J. Rochow -Issue Paper No. 4: Community Outreach and Social Development, K.W.J. Rochow
-Issue Paper No. 5: Comparison of Oil Palm Rubber Operations, M.B. Crabb -The Oil Palm Industry, Options for Plantation Development: Nucleus-cum-Small Holder
Model, The Indonesian “Plasma” Model, Lessons and Applications, M.B. Crabb
4. Golden VerOleum, Oil Palm Development: A Long-Term Business Partnership with Liberia, Business Concept, November 2009
5. Final Amended and Restated Concession Agreement between the Government of Liberia and Sime Darby Plantation Liberia, Inc. 2009
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Annex C: Latest Developments in Sustainable Palm Oil and the
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil RSPO A. Introduction
In the almost eight years since its founding in 2002, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil RSPO has grown from a small discussion group of palm industry members and
environmental NGOs into a major international force. Concurrently, tropical palm oil has emerged as the world’s largest vegetable oil crop for a variety of food and non-food
applications. As of this writing, the RSPO’s membership has expanded to over 300 organizations from the palm oil production and trading industry, manufacturers and
retailers, banks and financial institutions, research and development networks, and social and environmental NGOs. The participating companies now constitute well over 40 of
global palm oil production. The RSPO’s inclusive and at times unwieldy multi-stake- holder consultative process has produced extensive international performance standards
and a sophisticated certification system for sustainable production, processing, and marketing of palm oil.
The RSPO is viewed in many different ways—a genuine effort that has achieved significant breakthroughs on the international scene, a dynamic forum for exchanging
views, or a costly and cumbersome process-oriented entity. Its proponents, many of whom are active RSPO participants, see the organization’s promise in promoting best
practices and halting past and present destructive patterns in the rapidly growing international palm oil industry. Its critics, including some within the organization, see the
RSPO as too prone to compromise and turning a blind eye to the sins of omission and commission of the major industry players and non-members. As with its sister
commodity initiatives such as the Forest and Marine Stewardship Councils, the hopeful signs on the horizon posed by the RSPO are often overshadowed by the overwhelming
nature of issues such as global warming, tropical forest and peatland destruction, and species extinction.
This review, accompanied by a CD with extensive documentation, provides a brief summary of the current status of the RSPO, with particular emphasis on the supply chain
certification process. This report was prepared by Sustainable Trade Consultants STC, a Vermont and Indonesia-based consulting firm that has extensive experience in supply
chain development, sustainability certification, and environmentally and socially- responsible enterprises in developing countries.
B. History and Summary of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil RSPO
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