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Indonesia: Palm oil giant announces deforestation freeze amid NGO campaign
2015-06-12 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Palm oil giant Astra Agro Lestari has announced an immediate moratorium on land clearing, less than a month after the launch of an environmental campaign targeting one of its sister companies, the Mandarin Oriental hotel chain. The prohibition applies to Astra Agro's own plantations as well as to those of its suppliers, according to a statement posted yesterday to the company's website. Astra Agro characterized the freeze as a "major step" toward bringing its operations into line with the standards...
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