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Indonesian government to investigate Korean palm oil giant over burning in Papua

2016-09-07 22:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: The Indonesian government is investigating a Korean palm oil giant accused of burning land in the archipelagic countrys easternmost province of Papua. In response to an NGO report alleging that the company, Korindo, has made systematic use of fire to clear land in the heavily forested region, Indonesias environment ministry has sent a team to Papua to to collect material and information, the ministrys law enforcement director Muhammad Yunus told Reuters. The widespread use of fire by oil palm...

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Another Indonesian court convicts a company of causing fires

2016-08-30 05:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: Pulp and paper supplier PT Bumi Mekar Hijau has been declared guilty of causing fires in South Sumatra by an appeals court in the Indonesian province, reversing a decision that had been seen as a major setback to President Joko Jokowi Widodos campaign to prosecute fire-linked companies. Smoke from the fires on land controlled by PT BMH contributed to last years air pollution crisis which sent toxic haze billowing across the region and sickened half a million people. The plantation company claims...

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