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Illegal forest clearing spotted in Aceh's biggest peat swamp
2015-06-26 14:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Encroachers have been clearing forest at three locations in Aceh's biggest peat swamp since February, analysis of Landsat satellite imagery by environmental group Greenomics-Indonesia shows. The Rawa Singkil Wildlife Reserve, on the western coast of Indonesia's Aceh province and the island of Sumatra, is home to the densest population of critically endangered Sumatran orangutans in the Leuser Ecosystem. It is not yet clear who is responsible for the deforestation, but encroachment for oil palm...
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Indonesias new president promises to put peat before palm oil
2014-12-06 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Last week, Indonesia`s new president, Joko Widodo, ordered the country's Ministry of Environment and Forestry to review the licenses of all companies that have converted peatlands to oil palm plantations. If the ministry follows through, this will be one of the most important actions the Indonesian government can take to begin truly reining in the destruction reaped by the palm oil industry there - and to address the severe climate impacts of peatland destruction."The best thing to do is to give...
Aceh's largest peat swamp at risk from palm oil
2014-08-11 06:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Oil palm plantations and other developments are threatening Rawa Singkil Wildlife Preserve--Aceh's largest peat swamp, and home to the densest population of Sumatran orangutan in the Leuser Ecosystem. The lack of clear boundaries, and construction of roads bisecting the area has fostered encroachment by local and outside entrepreneurs, including some former local officials, reports Abu Hanifah Lubis, Program Manager of Yayasan Leuser Internasional (YLI). "They claim the boundaries are not clear,"...
Indonesia: What is peat swamp, and why should I care?
2014-07-21 01:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Long considered an unproductive hindrance to growth and development, peat swamp forests in Southeast Asia have been systematically cleared, drained and burned away to make room plantations and construction. Now, as alternating cycles of fires and flood create larger development problems, while greenhouse gas emissions skyrocket, it is time to take a closer look at peat, and understand why clearing it is at best a very bad idea. What is a tropical peat swamp forest? Peat swamp forests form in...
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Peat Bog Size Of England Discovered In Congo Republic
2014-05-27 22:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: A massive peat bog the size England has been found in West Africa's Republic of Congo. The previously undiscovered bog is thought to reach nearly 23 feet beneath the ground and contain billions of tons of peat -- ancient, partially decayed vegetation. It could cover an area 40,000 to 80,000 square miles, scientists believe in the Congo Republic, also referred to as Congo-Brazzaville. The BBC says: "Scientists say investigating the carbon-rich material could shed light on 10,000 years of...
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