{"id":3098,"date":"2019-09-24T12:30:39","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T04:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/southeastasia\/?p=3098"},"modified":"2024-05-28T20:46:32","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T13:46:32","slug":"palm-oil-and-pulp-companies-with-most-burned-land-go-unpunished-as-indonesian-forest-fires-rage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/southeastasia\/press\/3098\/palm-oil-and-pulp-companies-with-most-burned-land-go-unpunished-as-indonesian-forest-fires-rage\/","title":{"rendered":"Palm oil and pulp companies with most burned land go unpunished as Indonesian forest fires rage\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jakarta, Indonesia \u2013 Despite the ongoing Indonesian forest fire crisis, no serious civil or administrative sanctions have been given to the ten palm oil companies with the largest areas of burned land from 2015 to 2018, new Greenpeace Indonesia mapping analysis revealed. Furthermore, the Indonesian government has not revoked a single palm oil licence due to forest fires.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

During the same period, the pulp sector also largely escaped serious government sanctions despite repeated fires across massive areas of land.[1] This year, fire hot spots have been recorded in many of these same palm oil and pulp concessions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cStopping this recurring fire crisis should have been at the top of the government\u2019s agenda since 2015. But our findings show the reality: empty words and weak and inconsistent law enforcement against companies. President Jokowi and his ministers must immediately remove licenses from companies with fires on their land,\u201d said Kiki Taufik, Global Head of Greenpeace Indonesia\u2019s forests campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n

Greenpeace Indonesia analysis used official government \u2018burn scar\u2019 data, which showed that more than 3.4 million hectares of land burned between 2015 and 2018.[2] This data was then compared to the best available concession data[3] on palm oil and pulp companies as well as administrative and civil law sanctions against companies, which were compiled through Freedom of Information requests and official government reports.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The findings from the analysis contrast sharply with the Indonesian government\u2019s claims of being tough on fires and law enforcement[4] at a time when fires are impacting millions of Indonesians. The haze from the forest and land fires have also reached neighbouring countries in the last two weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Findings for palm oil plantations from 2015 to 2018:<\/span><\/p>\n