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Companies blamed for hectares of peatland fires in Jambi [1]

It is believed that oil palm plantations and industrial forest companies have played roles in the spreading of fires currently burning hundreds of hectares of peatland in West and East Tanjungjabun

Publication Date: 
21/08/2015
Jakarta Post (Indonesia) [2]
Tags:
Forests [3], Deforestation [4], Palm Oil [5], Industry [6], Indonesia [7], Peat [8]
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[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/peat