Indonesian Papua, the new frontier of palm oil plantations
In three months at the end of 2017 and start of this year, some 2,300 hectares (9 square miles) of forest in Indonesian Papua, the western half of the island of New Guinea, were cleared, most likely for palm oil plantations, says a new report from the World Resources Institute. Based on satellite monitoring, WRI says,… » Read More
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