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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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