Monday, September 10, 2012

Illegal Palm Oil Firms Blamed for Razing Protected East Kalimantan Forests

Jakarta Globe: Berau, East Kalimantan. Forestry officials and police in Berau district are investigating the burning down of 200 hectares of land inside a protected forest by illegal oil palm plantation operators. Heri Suparno, head of forest protection at the district forestry office, said on Friday that large swaths of land inside the Tanjung Batu protected forest were razed to the ground, along with smaller patches in the neighboring Kampung Kasai community forest. He said police had arrested five people...

URL: http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/illegal-palm-oil-firms-blamed-for-razing-protected-east-kalimantan-forests/543097

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