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Activists urge outgoing Indonesian president protect key forest area
2014-09-17 10:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Activists have launched an urgent appeal calling upon outgoing Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to step up protection of the only ecosystem that houses Sumatran orangutans, rhinos, elephants and tigers. End of Icons, an initiative led by the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme and PanEco-YEL, is urging Yudhoyono to elevate the protected status of the Leuser Ecosystem before he leaves office. End of Icons is targeting the president ahead of his UN Climate Summit speech next week....
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