Why are we still losing so much rainforest in Indonesia? A hypothesis

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By Nathanael JohnsonFeb 8, 2016, 4:33 pm246 pts
Two years ago, Wilmar, the biggest palm oil company in the world, made a commitment to halt deforestation. That set the dominoes tumbling: Other companies followed suit, until every major buyer of palm oil was on board. But it didn’t stop there. Other big agricultural commodity traders pushed the bar higher…

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