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Malaysian palm oil giant loses PNG case, plantations declared illegal
2014-05-24 09:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Papua New Guinea's National Court has declared two leases held by Malaysia-based Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad (KLK) null and void, and ordered the government to cancel the licenses to convert nearly 40,000 hectares of rainforest and community forest for oil palm plantations, reports the Rainforest Action Network (RAN). The case gained widespread attention after last year's Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) conference when members from affected communities met with KLK. That meeting failed...
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