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41. Minister cracks down on GAMA company for peat violations

(NEWS)

... for peat violations (Jun 21). Based on an investigation by the ministry's law enforcement team (Apr 11-12), the GAMA palm oil company was found not to have complied with its legal requirements by committing ...

Created on 25 June 2018

42. Indonesian authorities refute Greenpeace orangutan claim

(NEWS)

... that the land cover in the PT MPK logging concession is largely made up of relatively intact peat forests in which the Bornean orangutans continue to live,” the director general explained.  Law enforcement ...

Created on 23 June 2018

43. Minister brands EU palm oil phase-out deal a misstep

(NEWS)

... taking place under the strong leadership of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. These include the legal enforcement of a ban on new peat ecosystem development alongside law enforcement crackdowns against any ...

Created on 18 June 2018

44. Company seen doing nothing to end Leuser peat violations

(NEWS)

... - As part of its follow-up on an order from the Indonesian Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya aimed at taking law enforcement measures against peat violations happening in the Tripa peat swamps in ...

Created on 11 June 2018

45. Minister takes next move to stop peat violations in Leuser

(NEWS)

...  “The primary instruction from our minister is to take immediate law enforcement measures. This is the second layer after the first layer has already been done by her writing to the Aceh governor requesting ...

Created on 07 June 2018

46. AP news report on orangutan forest prompts response

(NEWS)

... release (Jun 5), claimed that it played a part in the law enforcement actions taken by the Environment and Forestry Ministry, including ending the operations of PT MPK. This claim has been refuted by the ...

Created on 06 June 2018

47. Extra photos confirm ongoing mining of peat forest ecosystem

(NEWS)

... continues, without any law enforcement action imposed to counter it, this would set a dangerous and terrible precedent. It would mean that it is only a matter of time before Bukit Kiras’s remaining peat ...

Created on 30 May 2018

48. HCV areas being destroyed by bauxite mining company

(NEWS)

... than building new canals, in that the company is literally tearing up the local peat ecosystem for its bauxite mining business.  There can be no doubt, judging by the law enforcement measures previously ...

Created on 28 May 2018

49. Public response by palm oil company raises further legal questions

(NEWS)

... recently replied to foresthints.news, emphasizing WWF-Indonesia’s stance that the government should take law enforcement actions against any companies that are found to have committed peat violations. ...

Created on 23 May 2018

50. Prominent business player continues to drain peat forests

(NEWS)

... in peat areas where such practices are outlawed, as seen in the following photos.  Despite the mountain of evidence against it, one of the implicated Salim-controlled palm oil companies has insisted ...

Created on 14 May 2018