Land conflicts complicate effort to spare rainforests from palm oil in Borneo

Mongabay
By Rhett ButlerJan 16, 2014, 9:53 pm154 pts
A widely-heralded effort to spare carbon-dense rainforests and peatlands from palm oil development in Indonesian Borneo is facing new criticism after an investigation by rights groups found evidence of unresolved conflicts over community land. The report, published Friday by the Forest Peoples Program and…

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