Indonesia announces a ban on palm oil expansion
The Indonesian palm oil moratorium comes weeks after Leonardo DiCaprio visited the country to raise awareness on plantations’ impact on the Leuser ecosystem.
Rebecca Pozzi Taubert
Contributor
The Indonesian palm oil moratorium comes weeks after Leonardo DiCaprio visited the country to raise awareness on plantations’ impact on the Leuser ecosystem.
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