Indonesian company defies order, still clearing peatlands in orangutan habitat

Mongabay
May 8, 2024, 11:58 pm183 pts
JAKARTA — Indonesia’s largest deforesting company has continued to clear peatland despite an order by the government for the firm to stop clearing rainforests. The company in question is pulpwood producer PT Mayawana Persada. Since 2016, the company has cleared more than 35,000 hectares (86,500 acres) of…

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