JAKARTA — A study by an Indonesian NGO challenges government claims that oil palm cultivation is a driver of economic welfare and development, showing that the environmental and social damage from plantations in the country’s Papua region vastly outweigh any benefits. Researchers at the Pusaka Bentala Rakyat Foundation carried out a cost-benefit analysis to determine … Continue reading Cost-benefit analysis exposes ‘bogus’ promises of palm oil riches for Papuans