Illegal mining, plantation development rampant in Indonesian Borneo; state losses top $17B

Mongabay: Illegal mining, plantation development rampant in Indonesian Borneo; state losses top $17B Hundreds of mining and oil palm plantation companies are operating illegally in Indonesian Borneo, according to an investigation by a task force set up by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. As reported by AFP, the task force--which was established to investigate the 'forest mafia'--found that less than 20 percent of plantation companies and less than 1.5 percent of mining firms had the proper permits......

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