Wilmar to investigate palm oil company allegedly destroying orangutan forest

Mongabay
By Rhett ButlerJun 23, 2014, 6:02 pm100 pts
A Wilmar supplier is allegedly destroying orangutan habitat in Indonesian Borneo, potentially putting it in breach of the plantation giant's zero deforestation policy, reports Greenomics. According to analysis of satellite data by Greenomics, PT Sumatera Jaya Agro Lestari (SJAL) has cleared an area of forest…

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