Papua court ruling a win for local government, Indigenous groups against palm oil

Mongabay
Dec 13, 2021, 3:14 am229 pts
JAKARTA — A court in Indonesia has rejected a bid by two palm oil companies to have their permits restored after they were scrapped by local authorities for a litany of violations. For the Indigenous peoples whose territory fell within the companies’ concessions, the ruling offers a rare chance to finally…

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