Analysis of the Palm Oil Governance in Indonesia

The rapid growth of demand for palm oil and expansion of plantations for its production induced complex Economic, Social and Environmental issues. Negative environmental consequences associated with the palm oil production in Indonesia is striking and becoming an increasingly concerning problem. This paper is providing a descriptive analysis of the palm oil issue, a premise to the results of the initiatives used to achieve sustainable development; featuring political legitimacy and institutional fit, and a final analysis of such techniques and what can further be done to reach the sustainability goal