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I'm all for the boycott of timber and palm oil products to end demand [1] for this destruction. But there's also the problem of the livelihoods of indigenous people [2]. But, at the same time, they are being exploited by the larger players [3].

[1] http://borneoproject.org/updates/indigenous-leader-appeals-t...

[2] https://www.borneotoday.net/discrimination-against-palm-oil-...

[3] https://theconversation.com/palm-oil-politics-impede-sustain...

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That's not entirely correct IMHO. There are small farms too but in Malaysia it's pretty much just the big players. And they get their land partly from kicking out indigenous people. Sure some people of these people are employed in the industry, get some cash from the big corporations or have their own small farm - but overall this industry is toxic to these people. Resulting in enforced relocation, destroyed land used for hunting/fishing and many other issues.

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