The Rape of Riau Forests

Riau Andalan and Indah Kiat pulp and paper companies are charged with involvement in illegal logging. Of 9 million hectares of forests in Riau, only 3 million remain.

March 6, 2007

THE thick black soot continues to billow from the smokestacks of the pulp and paper plants at Pangkalan Kerinci, Pelalawan, in Riau. The rumbling sounds of heavy equipment and the offensive smell of pulp diffuse from the plants located about 70 kilometers from the provincial capital Pekanbaru. Thousands of vehicles continue to come in and out and 15,000 employees continue at work in the plants which are operated by Riau Andalan Pulp & Paper Compa

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