Forest clearing proceeds for dam in Sumatra despite locals’ land claims

Mongabay
May 7, 2020, 5:23 am199 ptsTrending
DELI SERDANG, Indonesia — A forest in Indonesia’s Sumatra Island is being cleared to build access roads for a state-funded dam project that has been bogged down by disputes over land acquisition. The Lau Simeme dam project made headlines recently following the drowning there of a local fisherman and a…

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