Oil palm expansion in Riau province, Indonesia: Serving people, planet, profit? Background paper to the 2011/2012 European Report on Development; Confronting scarcity: Managing water, energy and land for inclusive and sustainable growth

Abstract

This paper analyses the relation between the increase of global demand for biofuels and rapid oil palm expansion in Riau, Indonesia and in particular how these lead to more intensified forest conversion and put food and water security at risk.