New palm oil laws are good for small farmers, bad for rainforests
Indonesia’s looser palm plantation rules renew conflict between jobs and the environment
22 April 2021 - 21:01
Indonesian farmer Albertus Wawan hopes a new government regulation means the small plot of land where he grows palm oil trees in a forest reserve on Borneo may be recognised as a legal plantation and eligible to access funding...
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