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PADANG, KOMPAS.com - Plan at the opening of oil palm plantations threaten the Mentawai Islands and Siberut National Park kebedaraan Mentawai people as a whole.

Mentawai Islands Regent Judas Sabaggalet encountered in Padang on the same day said, now permit the opening of oil palm plantations have been granted on the island of Siberut, Sipora Island, and North Pagai Island. Each with an area of approximately 40,000 hectares in Siberut Island and 15,000 hectares respectively Sipora Island and 15,000 hectares on the island of North Pagai.

Chairman of the Mentawai Student Fo rum, Satoko Silvanus Daudi, Sunday (6/27/2010) said it strongly rejected the plan. Daudi said, it is based on the fact that most of the time must be borne by the community forest management permit in the form of forest tenure rights (HPH) is given on a number of companies.