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Indonesia: 'Protected' Forest in North Kalimantan Turned into Plantations, Settlements: Officials
2013-03-12 14:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Jakarta Globe: Officials with the North Kalimantan district of Nunukan on Tuesday admitted that 700 hectares of protected forest area in the region had been converted into oil palm plantations and settlements. The forest, which is protected under a 1979 agriculture minister regulation, is situated on Sebatik Island in Nunukan and originally covered 1,054 hectares. But now 70 percent of its once dense tree coverage has disappeared. Hamran, head of the Central Sebatik subdistrict, has put the blame on local...
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Indonesia plans to expand palm oil, cocoa plantations to Nigeria
2013-02-22 02:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Xinhua: Indonesia and Nigeria have agreed to cooperate in opening plantations for palm oil, cocoa and other commodities in the African country, an Indonesian minister said here on Wednesday. Indonesian Industry Minister MS Hidayat made the statement after he accompanied President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to visit Nigeria last week. "Nigeria has offered land for us, no matter how large we need, because it needs to cooperate with us in the agro-base industry, such as developing palm oil, cocoa and other...