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Probe confirms Singapore-based palm oil company engaged in land-grabbing in Borneo
2013-04-26 20:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: An independent investigation has shown that First Resources Ltd, a palm oil plantation company and member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), failed to obtain proper consent from local communities before clearing rainforests for plantations in Indonesian Borneo, an Indonesian indigenous rights group reported last week. A Moody International investigation found that PT Borneo Surya Mining Jaya, a unit of Singapore-based First Resources, failed to obtain free, prior and informed consent...
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