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Rainforest Action Network (RAN)’s first report titled, “The Last Place On Earth – Exposing The Threats To The Leuser Ecosystem: A Global Biodiversity Hotspot Deserving Protection” highlighted a number of companies operating legally and illegally within the protected Leuser Ecosystem, which included Aloer Timur, a subsidiary of Mopoli Raya.

The Aceh Leuser landscape is a top priority for our engagement with the industry. We are working with other major Palm Oil players in a multi-stakeholder effort to identify scalable solutions for the landscape.

The focus areas will be Aceh Tamiang, Aceh Timur and Aceh Singkil. The multi-stakeholder landscape work will entail engaging the local governments on policy development and spatial planning, identifying local NGOs to spearhead projects. We will follow up with more specific details on this landscape work in the near term.

Greenomics Indonesia published a report titled “The Only Place on Earth is Being Bulldozed by Supplier of Two IPOP Signatories” alleging that Aloer Timur (Mopoli Raya Group) was a supplier of Wilmar and Musim Mas, and that both were members of The Indonesia Palm Oil Pledge (IPOP). Aloer Timur continued to clear High Carbon Stock (HCS) Forest and habitats of the Sumatran Tiger and Elephants, which were located within the Leuser Ecosystem.

We reiterated our Sustainability Policy which also included the commitment to no HCS development.

The company highlighted that they were facing encroachment problems from the community.

Greenomics Indonesia published a second report, “Already one month without a solution”, which follows up on the steps IPOP members, Wilmar and Musim Mas have taken following the publication of the Greenomics report in May 2015, and that clearance by Aloer Timur was still continuing.

We also sent an official letter to Mopoli Raya informing them that Aloer Timur should immediately stop all land clearing activities in the area and to conduct a HCS study in their concessions before continuing with any further development.

Greenomics Indonesia published a third report titled, “Exactly 9 months since signing of IPOP – Zero Impact on Protecting the Leuser Ecosystem” which follows up on Aloer Timur’s continued deforestation.

Rainforest Action Network (RAN) released their second report titled, “The Last Place On Earth – Tracking Progress And New Opportunities: To Protect The Leuser Ecosystem“. RAN’s second report highlighted the efforts that had been undertaken by Wilmar International, Musim Mas Group and Golden Agri Resources to date and outlined the steps that should be taken to secure the ongoing protection of the Leuser Ecosystem.

Rainforest Action Network (RAN) published another report titled, “Protecting the Leuser Ecosystem: A Shared Responsibility”. RAN’s third report highlighted the evidence of continued forest clearance in palm oil plantations that supplied to mills in the region despite a national moratorium on the forest clearance for palm oil expansion. The report also highlighted the ongoing connection of major palm oil  companies such as Wilmar International, Musim Mas Group and Golden Agri Resources – dubbed the ‘Big Three Buyers’ – having irresponsible palm oil sources from the region.

We also shared our desktop spatial analysis regarding the clearing activities by Aloer Timur from 2015 – 2017 which showed scattered clearance activities happening in potential HCS area at Aloer Timur.

Mopoli Raya also shared their HCS Assessment and pre-assessment of HCV report in Aloer Timur with us.

Musim Mas also required Mopoli Raya to come out with following actions:

1. Prepare a Sustainability commitment and make it publicly available
2. Commitment (Self-declaration) to conserve the remaining HCS area in Aloer Timur and make it publicly available
3. Publish the HCS Assessment report for stakeholder acknowledgement

1. Mopoli Raya’s Policies, which includes several policies: Environmental Policy, Social Policy, Corporate Social Responsibility Policy, Policy on Child Labour, etc.
2. A Self-declaration published in the form of a “Letter of Commitment” addressed to Musim Mas, in which it declared that an area of 1,382 hectares within Aloer Timur concession (Mopoli Raya) is considered HCV and HCS area and hence, will not be developed in the future.
3. HCS Assessment and Pre-HCV Assessment reports conducted in Aloer Timur.