Malaysian Palm Oil Projects Threaten Belitung Forests
Sunadi (not his real name) was shocked. He looked tense when he saw the signboard marking the boundaries between forest areas and oil palm plantations Buding Village, East Belitung, vanished. At that time, on September 22, 2022, the signboard had only been installed there for two days. The palm oil plantations are owned by PT […]
Kebun Sawit Malaysia Merembas Hutan Belitung
Sunadi—bukan nama sebenarnya, tergemap. Air mukanya tak lagi tenang saat melihat papan penanda kawasan hutan di sekitar perkebunan sawit PT Steelindo Wahana Perkasa (SWP) dan PT Parit Sembada—anak usaha Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhard (KLK)—lenyap, Kamis, 22 September 2022. Padahal saat itu, baru lepas dua hari terpasang di Desa Buding, Kelapa Kampit, Belitung Timur. ”Kami tidak […]
