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Indonesia cracks down on deforestation in symbolic u-turn

2014-11-27 14:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Indonesias reforming new president is to crack down on the rampant deforestation and peatland destruction that has made the nation the worlds third largest emitter of climate-warming carbon dioxide. Joko Widodo signalled the significant change of direction for Indonesia when he joined a local community in Sumatra in damming a canal designed to drain a peat forest. Halting the draining and burning of peatland will also tackle the forest fires which have trebled since 2011 and can pump smoke across...

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