RAPP accused of peatland conversion

Rizal Harahap, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru

A government team from the Peatland Restoration Agency (BRG) that recently made an impromptu visit to check on alleged peatland conversion by PT Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper (RAPP) was denied entry to the site by security guards.

BRG head Nazir Foead, accompanied by BRG official Haris Gunawan, forest rangers, Forestry and Environment Ministry officials and villagers, said RAPP guards at the plantation in Meranti Islands regency asked to see a permit letter.

source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/09/07/rapp-accused-of-peatland-conversion.html