Malaysia: Precedent-Setting Land Deal In Palm Oil Expansion Zone In Borneo

Malaysia: Precedent-Setting Land Deal In Palm Oil Expansion Zone In Borneo   A new oil palm plantation being developed in Indonesian Borneo (West Kalimantan) has relinquished community lands to which it had gained a government permit. The company PT Agro Wiratama, a member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and subsidiary of the giant Musim Mas group, agreed to relinquish more than 1,000 hectares of its 9,000 hectare concession back to the community, following interventions by...

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