Analysis on fire hotspots distribution as detected by satellite NASA FIRM VIIRS showed that Asia Pulp & Paper’s timber suppliers dominated the list of timber corporate group razed by fires in South Sumatra province during October 2019.
PT. Bumi Mekar Hijau, an APP timber supplier in South Sumatra, was cleared by panel of judges in Palembang district court last week from a lawsuit filed by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry
Indonesia Police Headquarters named PT BMH as a suspect of forest fires in South Sumatra and it is the second time the timber supplier of Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) convicted to the crime following its legal status in February last year.