Indonesia slammed for ‘bowing down’ in amnesty for illegal oil palm estates

Mongabay
Jul 20, 2023, 3:44 pm111 pts
JAKARTA — The Indonesian government has justified a sweeping amnesty for millions of hectares of oil palm plantations established illegally in forest areas, saying there are so many of them that it simply has no other option than to legalize them. Activists have criticized the reasoning, saying it shows yet…

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