Palm oil clearing swathes of forest in Indonesia's Papua: Greenpeace

October 10, 2008 Indonesian labourer felling a tree

This August 2008 handout from Greenpeace shows an Indonesian labourer felling a tree in preparation for the expansion of the Duta Palma Palm oil plantation in the Indonesian Province of Riau. Palm oil companies are clearing massive swathes of untouched forest in Indonesia's remote easternmost Papua region, according to the environmental group.

Palm oil companies are clearing massive swathes of untouched forest in Indonesia's remote easternmost Papua region, environmental group Greenpeace said Friday.

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