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9/7/2020 RSPO stops First Resources’ Exploration in West Kutai ENG (https://www.sucondo.co.id/en) Search HOME (HTTPS://WWW.SUCOFINDO.CO.ID/) / MEDIA / NEWS (HTTPS://WWW.SUCOFINDO.CO.ID/EN/NEWS) Archive 2018 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 Head Office +62-21 - 7983666 (https://web.facebook.com/SUCOFINDO) (https://twitter.com/SUCOFINDO) (-) [email protected] (-) https://www.sucofindo.co.id/en/read/2013/01/458/rspo-stops-first-resources-exploration-in-west-kutai 1/4 9/7/2020 RSPO stops First Resources’ Exploration in West Kutai Jl. Raya Pasar Minggu Kav. 34, Jakarta, Indonesia 12780 (https://www.sucondo.co.id/en) RSPO stops First Resources’ Exploration in West Kutai Kamis, 03 Januari 2013 | 10:11 The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) ordered First Resources Ltd. to stop clearing the forest inhabited by Dayak Benuaq communities in Muara Tae, West Kutai regency, East Kalimantan, until the conict can be resolved. This was stated by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), a London-based environmental organization, which investigating this matter. EIA previously led an ocial complaint to the RSPO on October 17, 2012 by ling a proof of which the company did not obtain Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) from the indigenous peoples in Muara Tae. "First Resources Ltd now have to stop all development in West Kutai concessions until the conict with Dayak Benuaq companies resolved," said the EIA in its ocial website last December. RSPO, according to the EIA, justied the position of Dayak Benuaq that is protesting on the exploration of First Resources. The Singapore-based company claimed that it has used FPIC, but the Dayak Benuaq objected it. On this case, RSPO has sent a letter to First Resources Limited dated on Decemebr 17th 2012. First Resources is one of the fastest-growing palm oil producers in the Asia-Pacic. Established in 1992, the Company grown our plantation assets at a rapid pace to more than 138,000 hectares and currently operate ten palm oil mills in Indonesia. (t03/tw) by Anugerah Perkasa, Hadijah Alaydrus source http://en.bisnis.com (http://en.bisnis.com/articles/rspo-stops-rst-resources-exploration-in-west-kutai) ‹ BACK (HTTPS://WWW.SUCOFINDO.CO.ID/EN/NEWS) Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp LINE Email More (https://web.facebook.com/SUCOFINDO) (https://twitter.com/SUCOFINDO) (-) (-) https://www.sucofindo.co.id/en/read/2013/01/458/rspo-stops-first-resources-exploration-in-west-kutai 2/4.