NGOs Call Out 26 Palm Oil Companies for Illegal Operations in Riau

Jakarta. A number of palm oil plantations in Riau province have allegedly received under the table permits, according to a report by a coalition of environmental NGOs dubbed the Eyes of the Earth, or EoF.

Earlier in 2014, the Forestry Ministry had converted 1.6 million hectares of forest areas into non-forest areas under a ministerial decree, but 26 companies have been found to be operating under the wrong type of license within the converted area as they are missing cultivation permits (HGU) and forest-estate release permits.

source: http://jakartaglobe.id/news/ngos-call-26-palm-oil-companies-illegal-operations-riau/