Timber plantations are the latest threat facing Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands

Mongabay
By Mike GaworeckiJun 7, 2016, 3:00 pm102 pts
The Mentawai peoples, who live on Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands, off the western coast of Sumatra, have faced numerous attempts to develop their traditional lands. In 2014, the Mentawai communities convinced local officials to stop plans for industrial palm plantations on 1,000 square kilometers (about 386…

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