Indonesia | Enviros blast government for giving amnesty to illegal palm oil plantations in forests

JAKARTA — The Indonesian government has justified a sweeping amnesty for millions of hectares of oil palm plantations established illegally in forest areas, saying there are so many of them that it simply has no other option than to legalize them.

Activists have criticized the reasoning, saying it shows yet again how the government continues to put corporate interests over environmental ones.

https://news.mongabay.com/2023/07/indonesia-slammed-for-bowing-down-in-amnesty-for-illegal-oil-palm-estates/