Greenpeace and the Riau-based environmental group Jikalahari called upon the Indonesian government to support the call for a moratorium decree on forests and peatlands conversion made by Riau Governor Wan Abubakar, during a media briefing on board the Greenpeace ship Esperanza, in Riau, Sumatra today.

ost Indonesian palm oil producers are ready to utilise biodiesel fuel, to increase the use of crude palm oil, as the price of the commodity in the world market has dropped.

"After inspecting a number of regions including Riau, I concluded that many palm oil factories were ready to use biodiesel," the executive chairman of the Association of Indonesian Palm Oil Producers (GAPKI), Derom Bangun, said.

It was 19.30 Western Indonesian Time. Bright orange batik dresses and golden yellow sarongs on nine dancers from the Riau Art Class lit up the whole room. The beating of the drums and violins were mixed with various Malay musical instruments.

The Riau provincial government planned to report to Vice President Jusuf Kalla the drop in the price of the oil palm fruits of the oil palm fruit growers in Riau.

"We would report the fate of the oil palm growers in the region to the vice president," Riau Governor Wan Abubakar said here Tuesday.
The Governor also said that the reporting to the vice president was his own initiative.

Most Indonesian palm oil producers are ready to use biodiesel fuel to increase the use of crude palm oil while the price of the commodity in the world market has dropped. "After inspecting a number of regions including Riau, I conclude that many palm oil factories were ready to use biodiesel," the executive chairman of the Association of Indonesian palm oil producers (GAPKI), Derom Bangun, said here on Tuesday.