Indonesian president signs 3-year freeze on new oil palm licenses

Mongabay
Sep 20, 2018, 5:47 am344 pts
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has signed a moratorium on new licenses for oil palm plantations. The presidential instruction, signed on Sept. 19, will remain in place for no more than three years, according to the policy document, seen by Mongabay. Environmentalists previously called on Jokowi to impose no…

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