Mongabay: Development of oil palm plantations is providing cover for large-scale illegal logging in Indonesian Borneo, driving destruction of some of the island's most biodiverse forests and undermining efforts to reform the country's forestry sector, alleges a new report published by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA).
The report, titled Permitting Crime: How palm oil expansion drives illegal logging in Indonesia, includes several case studies showing links between illegal practices and local...