Six steps to tackle exploitation in Indonesia’s palm oil smallholder scheme (commentary)
- Mongabay
- 23 February 2023
An investigation by Mongabay, The Gecko Project and BBC News found villagers across Indonesia gave up their land to corporations in exchange for a share of the palm oil boom but have been left with empty promises. Tom Walker, head of research at The Gecko Project, argues that increasing transparency, accountability and investigations of errant companies are critical steps that could be taken to solve the problem.
