Jakarta Globe, December 22, 2012
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The
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil ordered Singapore-based First Resources palm
oil company to stop clearing forests in East Kalimantan until conflicts with
the local Dayak community are resolved, an environmental agency said on Friday.
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The RSPO
backed the complaint, stating that the nonprofit heard evidence that First
Resources’ violations were not a “one-off” instance and may be “systemic in
nature” due to similar complaints lodged in West Kalimantan.
First
Resources was ordered to stop all disputed operations in the Kutai district
until the company can work with EIA to reach an “amicable solution.” The
nonprofit cannot legally force the company to stop operations, but it can
suspend First Resources’ RSPO membership.
EIA
heralded the decision, but promised continued pressure on First Resources.
“The fight
is by no means over and EIA, the community and other NGOs will be watching
First Resources’ every move,” EIA Forests Campaigner Tom Johnson said. “The
company must stop behaving like a gang of thugs.”
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