AreaIndonesia

Commodity GroupOilseeds, oils and meals

CommodityForest land

Date01/10/2019

Policy CategoryOther

Policy InstrumentEnvironmental policies

DescriptionResolved to hold an oil-palm estate liable for fires that razed forest land on its concession.

NotesINDONESIA – environmental policies: An Indonesian court fined an oil palm estate for fires that razed forest land on its concession. Market observers have noted a rise in the number of cases where companies are hold liable for fires that occurred on their land – regardless of who started the fires.