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Leonardo DiCaprio 'lacked information' about Indonesia rainforest

Leonardo DiCaprio’s comments on the destruction of the rainforests in Indonesia are being criticised by Indonesia’s environment and forestry minister, Siti Nurbaya. Following his visit last month to the Mount Leuser National Park in northern Sumatra, DiCaprio posted on social media that ‘palm oil expansion is destroying this unique place’. Nurbaya shared that it was rather unfortunate that DiCaprio didn’t obtain comprehensive information about deforestations issues in Indonesia and that the current government are working hard to protect the environment.

  • BBC News
  • Indonesia
  • Deforestation
  • Rainforest
  • Forestry
  • palm oil expansion
  • enviroment