Indonesian company defies order, plants acacia in orangutan habitat

Mongabay
Jan 7, 2025, 11:42 am123 pts
JAKARTA — The Indonesian company responsible for the largest amount of deforestation, PT Mayawana Persada, has largely ceased clearing peatlands in the western part of Borneo. However, it has shifted focus to planting acacia trees on previously cleared peatlands, defying a government directive to halt…

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