Astra Agro Lestari

Astra Agro Lestari (AAL) is an Indonesian palm oil company. It is a subsidiary of PT Astra International Tbk. At least in 2004, it controlled extensive land banks.^[1] It has two concessions on peatlands in Riau, with an estimated total area of 20,000 hectares. ^[2] According to Greenpeace, 2007, it has seven concessions on peat in Central Kalimantan. ^[3] Greenpeace also reported hotspots on five Astra Agro concessions in Riau, two of which were on peatlands. ^[4] Joko Supriyono was or is a director at Astra Agro and secretary of a palm oil industry lobby group. ^[5] He said companies had no choice, but to continue establishing plantations on restricted areas. ^[6]

References

1. Helena Varkkey, The Haze Problem in Southeast Asia (Abingdon: Routledge, 2015), p. 77
2. Helena Varkkey, The Haze Problem in Southeast Asia (Abingdon: Routledge, 2015), p. 131
3. Helena Varkkey, The Haze Problem in Southeast Asia (Abingdon: Routledge, 2015), p. 132
4. Helena Varkkey, The Haze Problem in Southeast Asia (Abingdon: Routledge, 2015), p. 142
5. Helena Varkkey, The Haze Problem in Southeast Asia (Abingdon: Routledge, 2015), p. 134
6. Helena Varkkey, The Haze Problem in Southeast Asia (Abingdon: Routledge, 2015), p. 135