‘Forests will disappear again,’ activists warn as Indonesia ends plantation freeze
06 December 2021
- With the Indonesian government refusing to renew a three-year ban on issuing licenses for new oil palm plantations, experts are warning of a deforestation free-for-all.
- The end of the moratorium means companies can once again apply to develop new plantations, including clearing forests to do.
- This coincides with a rally in the crude palm oil price due to tightening supply, which activists say portends a possible surge in deforestation.
- According to one analysis, rainforests spanning an area half the size of California, or 21 mil
