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Wilmar to investigate palm oil company destroying orangutan forest
2014-06-24 00:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: A Wilmar supplier is allegedly destroying orangutan habitat in Indonesian Borneo, potentially putting it in breach of the plantation giant's zero deforestation policy, reports Greenomics. According to analysis of satellite data by Greenomics, PT Sumatera Jaya Agro Lestari (SJAL) has cleared an area of forest that is classified as orangutan habitat. Greenomics says the clearing has occurred since Wilmar's zero deforestation commitment went into effect. The allegations are corroborated by Global...
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