Indonesia takes aim at palm oil after forest fires
Indonesia is pushing to ban new palm oil operations after last year's haze-belching forest fires were partly blamed on the industry's expansion, but producers are warning the move could hit the
JAKARTA: Indonesia is pushing to ban new palm oil operations after last year’s haze-belching forest fires were partly blamed on the industry’s expansion, but producers are warning the move could hit the economy and green groups are sceptical.
Indonesia takes aim at palm oil after forest fires
Indonesia is pushing to ban new palm oil operations after last year's haze-belching forest fires were partly blamed on the industry's expansion, but producers are warning the move could hit the
Plantations on Sumatra island and the Indonesian part of Borneo have expanded in recent years as demand for palm oil has skyrocketed, resulting in the destruction of vast tracks of jungle Indonesia is pushing to ban new palm oil operations after last year ’s haze-belching forest fires were partly blamed on the industry ’s expansion, but producers
Indonesia takes aim at palm oil after forest fires
Indonesia is pushing to ban new palm oil operations after last year's haze-belching forest fires were partly blamed on the industry's expansion, but producers are warning the move could hit the economy and green groups are sceptical. President Joko Widodo in April proposed a
Forest fires have become a seasonal phenomenon in Indonesia. At the root of the problem is the practice of forest clearance known as slash and burn,where land is set on fire as a cheaper way to
Indonesia Takes Aim at Palm Oil After Forest Fires : asia
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Indonesia's president has signed a moratorium on all new palm oil plantation development, an official said Thursday, in a move hailed by
Indonesia forest fires: has this Sumatran village got the
Indonesia forest fires: has this Sumatran village got the solution? The small village of Dosan has not recorded a single fire since 2012, despite being surrounded by palm oil plantations Laura
Forest fires have become a seasonal phenomenon in Indonesia. At the root of the problem is the practice of forest clearance known as slash and burn,where land is set on fire as a cheaper way to