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Indonesia: Research links West Kalimantan oil palm expansion to environmental damage and social conflict
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Based on its findings, LinkAR Borneo urged authorities to suspend land clearing activities in the conservation corridor, review the company’s permits, and conduct independent environmental and social audits.
Researchers warned that continued land clearing could fragment the conservation corridor, disrupt wildlife movement, and increase the risk of human–wildlife conflict.
Social impacts and community resistanceBeyond environmental damage, the research highlights growing social tensions across several villages surrounding the concession.
In Sungai Senunuk and Setulang villages, land handovers for plantation development were carried out through compensation schemes that community members say were poorly explained and unevenly distributed.
Residents in several villages said they never received complete information about concession boundaries, operational plans, or long-term impacts before land clearing began.