Astra has cut down 14,000 hectares of forests since 2007 to make way for palm oil plantations, environmentalists say. Wikimedia Commons In the last two years, a series of companies have made bold commitments to halt deforestation in their supply chains (see this story for the context). But producing products like palm oil without clearing ecologically important rainforest isn’t easy: It’s much easier to get rich quick by exploiting natural resources. Though most companies have agreed to rein in their operations, forests are still being razed. To keep reading, click here. Source article: This Palm Oil Company Just Bulldozed a Rainforest ; ; ;
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