GAPKI Efforts in Facing Greenpeance Anti-Palm Oil Campaign in Indonesia
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2016-11-07
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This research aim to see Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) facing Greenpeace anti-palm oil
campaign in Indonesia. From 2007 Greenpeace has campaigning againts Indonesian palm oil products
that accused by Greenpeace has destroy peatland and rainforest, pushing orang-utans closer to the
brink of extinction and accelerating climate change. Greenpeace has done many direct demontration in
Indonesia in their effort to seek attention not only from Indonesian government but also from people
around the world. They had try many ways to persuade multinational coorperation to stop buy
Indonesian palm oil by released many publication that contain material about destruction of rainforest
and peatlands conducted by Indonesian palm oil industryf. Greenpeace palm oil campaign has gave
many impact to palm oil industries in Indonesia such as breaking contract of Indonesia palm oil
purchased agreement by multinational coorperation by one side in 2010, appearance of EU Renewable
Energy, new regulation in Europe who prohibit usage of palm oil in making of biofuel in 2012, additional
cost in exporting palm oil to overseas, and worse is declining reputation of palm oil products as a good
staple around the world. This research used Qualitative analysis. Theory used in this research is GOs
are used by nations theory by McCormick and Kihl (1979). Greenpeace accusing development of
Indonesian palm oil plantation harms environment and brings Indonesia become the third largest
country who produce gas emission after US and China. Some people of Indonesia believe that
Greenpeace were brings others interest. The writer used data which was collected from books,
encyclopedia, journal, and website to analyze the research. Considering many negative impact that felt
by palm oil farmer and enterpreneur of Indonesia, GAPKI choose to make more effort to face
Greenpeace anti-palm oil campaign. This effort including manage Palm oil conference, advocate palm
oil through Indonesian Embassy in overseas, formulating Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil, developing
industry based on Crude Palm Oil and revitalitation program of palm oil plantation. This research is
trying to see how GAPKI deal with Greenpeace campaign in their effort to save palm oil reputation
around the world.
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Palm Oil Association, Greenpeace, Anti-palm oil campaign, Effort