Indonesia dam builder refuses new study to assess impact on orangutans

Mongabay
Aug 19, 2020, 9:51 am195 pts
JAKARTA — Developers of a hydropower dam that threatens the only known habitat of a critically endangered orangutan say they will push on despite calls from the IUCN for an independent study into the impact of the project. Emmy Hafild, a senior adviser to project developer PT North Sumatra Hydro Energy…

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