Investigation into Riau pulp companies could save 60,000 ha of forest allocated for clearing

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Publication Date: 
July 1, 2012
News Source: 
Mongabay

An NGO alliance in Riau urged the Indonesian government to investigate 14 companies following the conviction of several officials for corruption in issuing permits. The NGOs said if the 14 companies are implicated, Riau could save nearly 60 thousand hectares of forests planned to be transformed into plantations. The 14 companies are associated with Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper (RAPP) and Asia Pulp & Paper (APP). 
 

 

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