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Wildfires · PekanbaruIn the week ending March 2, Indonesian peatland NGO Pantau Gambut said 34 hotspots, possibly fires, were identified by satellite on peatlands in Riau province. Emergency services in the province have been concentrated to the east of the port city of Dumai, where a fire started in the concession of a palm oil company.See the Story
Sumatra firefighters on alert as burning heralds start of Riau dry season
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Pekanbaru · PekanbaruA 2022 investigation by Mongabay, the BBC and The Gecko Project found that hundreds of thousands of hectares of land had not been handed to communities by palm oil companies. In 2023, Indonesia's Directorate-General of Plantations published updated rules stating that companies with licenses issued prior to 2007 would not be required to hand 20% of their concession to local farmers.See the Story
Sumatra community faces up to ‘plasma’ disappointment after palm oil policy shift
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