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The Burning Scar

Indonesia is the world's largest exporter of palm oil. In the last two decades, vast areas of forest have been cleared to make way for plantations.

Indonesia is the world's largest exporter of palm oil, and in the last two decades vast areas of forest have been cleared to make way for plantations. The remote province of Papua, home to Asia's most extensive remaining rainforests has escaped fairly untouched, that is until now.

This film investigates how Papua has become the new frontier for aggressive palm oil expansion.

30 minutes

Last on

Fri 27 Nov 202001:30GMT

Broadcasts

  • Sat 21 Nov 202004:30GMT
  • Sat 21 Nov 202021:30GMT
  • Sun 22 Nov 202003:30GMT
  • Sun 22 Nov 202021:30GMT
  • Wed 25 Nov 202003:30GMT
  • Fri 27 Nov 202001:30GMT