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Deforestation in Papua Hits the Population Hard; Rainforest Must Make Way for Palm Oil.

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Indonesia is steadily continuing to cut down primary forest, despite the EU deforestation rules taking effect next year. In fact, the world's largest deforestation project is currently underway in Papua. In Merauke, rainforest the size of three-quarters the surface area of the Netherlands is being cleared to make way for palm oil and sugarcane plantations. Palm oil is still massively present in products in Dutch supermarkets. According to Wagen…

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Indonesia is steadily continuing to cut down primary forest, despite the EU deforestation rules taking effect next year. In fact, the world's largest deforestation project is currently underway in Papua. In Merauke, rainforest the size of three-quarters the surface area of the Netherlands is being cleared to make way for palm oil and sugarcane plantations. Palm oil is still massively present in products in Dutch supermarkets. According to Wagen…

·Hilversum, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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NOS broke the news in Hilversum, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) on Monday, September 28, 2026.
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