Rainforest RescueIndonesia orders 28 companies to shut down after Cyclone Senyar – including Toba Pulp Lestari and the Batang Toru dam. Years of destruction finally meet accountability. Local communities and allies demanded this outcome for decades. #RainforestRescue #ActForRainforest https://www.rainforest-rescue.org/updates/14907/sumatra-government-shuts-down-dozens-of-destructive-companies?t=30145
Sumatra: government shuts down dozens of destructive companies
Two months after Cyclone Senyar hit Sumatra, permits for the dam and hydropower plant in the Batang Toru forest have been revoked with immediate effect. The Martabe gold mine, the pulp company Toba Pulp Lestari, and 25 other firms must also shut down. The Indonesian Secretary of State announced the decision at a high-profile press conference.