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October 2015

Dina Bredahl

Purposes of our visit:

Visit palm plantations

Follow-up with organizations

doing work in West Kalimantan

Attend the Roundtable on

Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)

conference

• Tracey Gazibara (CMZ)

present at the RSPO

conference

• First week in Ketapang, Indonesia

• Second week in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

In Process of RSPO Certification

High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments

No burning

Following regulations for planting on peat

Handling wildlife conflict appropriately

• 25% of plantation is Conservation area

• Did not follow HCV assessment

• Now going back to correct

• Logo - Go Sustainable Forever

• Unique organization: focus on

incentives for keeping the

forest intact

• Holding 77 orangutans

• Preparing orangutans for release

• Challenge – release sites

• High Value

Conservation (HCV)

assessments

• Worked with both

plantations we visited

• High Conservation Value (HCV)

area - 30% of plantation

• School groups visit

• Restoration nursery

• Secondary

Forest

• Orangutan

nests

• Orangutans in

managed forest

• Plantation staff

monitor with radios,

conflict avoidance

• Training materials for

employees

• Conservation Manager

worked for an orangutan

NGO

• New policy for members regarding

ACOP (Annual Communication of

Progress) reports

• Mapping of plantation boundaries

update

• Two NGO meetings

• Small grower working group

• Conference attendance – over 800

• Amazing speaker – David Suzuki

• Biggest challenge – uptake of certified

sustainable palm oil (CSPO)

Image Source:

RSPO 2014

2014

In 2007,

how much

palm oil

was RSPO

certified?

0%

A resolution passed in the 2013 General

Assembly demands that all grower members

must now submit digital maps of their concession

boundaries to RSPO.

In partnership with Global Forest Watch…, the

RSPO will provide maps detailing concession

boundaries, including certified and new planting

areas, for online deforestation and fire

monitoring.

The RSPO is not perfect

By working within the RSPO – as members –

and voting on issues, we can work to make it

better.

RSPO NEXT is a voluntary initiative

No Deforestation, No Fire, No Planting on Peat,

Reduction of GHGs, Respect for Human Rights

and Transparency.

Public comment period

To learn more: Google RSPO Next

Companies that have recently joined the RSPO:

• Post, Maruchan Inc., Kind LLC, Clorox, Wendy’s, Boulder Brands, Domino’s Pizza, Nutiva, Estee Lauder

96% of global palm oil trade is now covered by commitments to zero deforestation and no planting on peat

Body Shop

Dannon

Ikea

Lindt

Johnson & Johnson

Nestle

Unilever

White Wave Foods

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

Zoological Society of

London

San Diego Global

Indianapolis Zoo

Point Defiance

Zoo Atlanta

Woodland Park Zoo

2014 – AZA Palm Oil Position Statement

2015 – AZA Joined the RSPO -Feb

AZA National Conference -Salt Lake

SSA is CMZ’s

food and gift

supplier

2010 – started meetings (CMZ & SSA)

2014 – met with VP Procurement –start of

partnership, TFT

• Special grant

July 2015 – SSA is an RSPO member!

SSA has contracts with around 50 zoos and 5 museums

Guess how many guests SSA serves each year?

30 million!!!

2015 – coming soon…

app upgrade to

scanning!

Able to send

message to

companies

Receiving MEANINGFUL responses!

• Kellogg

• Hershey

• Lindt

We sent a letter to every company in our app,

explaining their rating.

Low-tech too

Guess how many

coloring pages kids

have colored and

signed?

6000!!!

Over 4000 signatures

on petition letters!

Focus companies

(letter writing):

Costco

Post

Trader Joe’s

Whole Foods

Sharing tools with zoos and aquariums and other

NGO’s

cmzoo.org/palmoiltoolkit

Tool kit includes:

• Sample Letters

• Graphics

• Kids Activities

• Photo Library

• Video Library

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Are there any GRAPHICS/SIGNS that discuss palm oil at any of your exhibits?

48.4%

23.1%

18.7%

4.4% 5.5%

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huge focus not sure

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Does your facility’s WEBSITE include information about the palm oil crisis?

62.5%

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no yes as a message yes and we facilitatethis on-grounds at our

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Does your institution encourage LETTER or EMAIL WRITING as an action step for guests to make a

difference with the palm oil crisis? (check all that apply)

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25.3%

6.6%

6.6%

2.2% 6.6%

3.3% 6.6%

5.5% 1.1%

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How many people were given palm oil messages during EDUCATION PROGRAMS in the past year?

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29.7%

7.7%

5.5%

4.4% 5.5%

3.3% 2.2%

3.3% 1.1%

4.4%

15.4%

17.6%

How many people were given palm oil messages during KEEPER TALKS in the past year?

0-99

100-249

250-499

500-999

1000-1499

1500-1999

2000-2999

3000-3999

4000-4999

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Using mid-range numbers – in one year…

During Education Programs:

• 192,900 !

During Keeper Talks:

• 208,700 !

HUGE THANK YOU to so many of you who are

sharing sustainable palm oil messages, moving the

industry to become deforestation-free!!!

Orangtutan SSP: www.orangutanssp.org/palm-oil

Email: palmoil@cmzoo.org