The plantations spreading over Sumatra aren’t spreading onto empty land; poor rural villages often get swept up in big decisions made in Jakarta for Indonesia’s forests. Mitra Taj reports from Teluk Kabung, where the arrival of the pulpwood industry has devastated the cash crop of coconuts and left villagers with little hope for the future.
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