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What we learned from two years investigating corrupt land deals in Indonesia

08.05.2019 

And what it says about how to fix the nation’s deforestation and land rights crisis

How land grabbers weaponise indigenous ritual against Papuans

28.03.2019 An interview with anthropologist Sophie Chao discussing how plantation firms influence and exploit indigenous communities

Indonesian palm oil company embroiled in lawsuit for burning forest in Kalimantan

07.03.2019 PT Arjuna Utama Sawit, a Musim Mas supplier, has also been connected to land conflicts and the illegal clearing of peatland

Indonesian anti-corruption body denounces deforestation license for oil palm giant guilty of wrongdoing

18.02.2019 Ministry of Environment and Forestry asked to review its decision to authorise the conversion of 10,000 hectares of forest in Central Sulawesi into oil palm plantations

Family of North Sumatra Deputy Governor implicated in illegal conversion of protected forests for oil palm

13.02.2019 The North Sumatra Regional Police has named Musa Idishah, better known as Dodi Shah, as a suspect in a case of illegal deforestation of protected areas 

A carbon bomb in Papua: 7 takeaways from our investigation

04.12.2018 Key findings from our Indonesia for Sale series which exposed corrupt land deals in Indonesia's palm oil sector

The secret deal to destroy paradise

28.11.2018 The story behind the single biggest threat to the rainforests of Indonesia

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