Indonesia urged to follow 'game-changer' Malaysia on palm oil maps


KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Environmentalists on Friday (Dec 13) urged Indonesia, the world's top palm oil grower, to follow the lead of rival producer Malaysia by allowing plantation and land maps to be made public to help fight deforestation and forest fires.

Industry watchdog the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), published members' land maps for Peninsular Malaysia and the state of Sarawak on Thursday (Dec 12) after being given legal go-ahead to do so by the Malaysian Government.

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