FSC-certified Indonesian logger may have cleared orangutan habitat: Report

Mongabay
May 17, 2021, 10:10 am169 pts
JAKARTA — An Indonesian company with ties to Japanese conglomerates has cleared large swaths of rainforests, including habitat for critically endangered orangutans, according to a report. The company, Alas Kusuma, allegedly cleared 6,000 hectares (14,800 acres) of forest between 2016 and March 2021 through…

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