Palm oil clearing advances in Bornean orangutan habitat despite red flags

Mongabay
Mar 25, 2026, 9:50 pm112 ptsTrending
JAKARTA — A palm oil company is ramping up its destruction of forests that are home to critically endangered orangutans in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve on the island of Borneo, according to satellite imagery and government sources. In October 2025, Mongabay reported that PT Equator Sumber Rezeki (ESR) had…

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