Palm oil firm hit by mass permit revocation still clearing forest in Indonesia

Mongabay
Feb 22, 2022, 4:35 am136 pts
JAYAPURA, Indonesia, and NEW YORK — A palm oil firm that was among more than 100 companies targeted in a mass cancellation of permits for plantations by Indonesia’s environment ministry on Jan. 6 has bulldozed more than 50 hectares (125 acres) of rainforest since that date. The finding underscores the…

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