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Peat fires in Riau continue despite conversion moratorium [1]

A moratorium on land conversion begun during former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s administration in 2011 has not yet been effective to save peat forests in Riau, as slash and burn practices

Publication Date: 
20/04/2015
Jakarta Post (Indonesia) [2]
Tags:
Forests [3], Forest Conservation [4], Indonesia [5], Peat [6]

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/peat-fires-riau-continue-despite-conversion-moratorium
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/jakarta-post-indonesia
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-conservation
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/indonesia
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/peat