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An environmental activist holds up a poster protesting against Bank of China’s funding of the construction of the Batang Toru hydroelectric power plant in the Batang Toru forest, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Photo: Aditya Irawan
Green activists vow to keep fighting Indonesia dam project that could wipe out rare ape
- A hydroelectric scheme in North Sumatra threatens the tropical rainforest habitat of the Tapanuli orangutan, the world’s rarest great ape
- Activists say scheme financier Bank of China turned a blind eye to the threat to the orangutans, ignoring China’s own green development guidelines
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Updated: 7:30am, 27 Mar, 2019
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An environmental activist holds up a poster protesting against Bank of China’s funding of the construction of the Batang Toru hydroelectric power plant in the Batang Toru forest, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Photo: Aditya Irawan
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