The RSPO New Planting Procedure (NPP) consists of a set of assessments and verification activities to be conducted by growers and certification bodies (CB) prior to a new oil palm development, in order to help guide responsible planting. The NPP applies to any development of new plantings, regardless of size (ha). The intention is that new oil palm plantings will not negatively impact primary forest, High Conservation Values (HCV), high carbon stocks (HCS), fragile and marginal soils or local people’s lands. A successful implementation of the NPP ensures that all the indicators of the RSPO Principles and Criteria (P&C) 2013 Principle 7 are being implemented and therefore in compliance when the new development starts.
One of the outputs of the NPP is a report that proposes how and where new oil palm plantings should proceed, or not, for a given management area. The NPP report is posted on the RSPO website for public consultation for a duration of 30 days. Planting and any associated development (such as road development) can only begin once the NPP is completed and RSPO approval is granted.