Tag: Indonesia

Cracking down on illegal plantations.
januari 31, 2020februari 3, 2020
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Cracking down on illegal plantations.

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All areas designated as forest are off-limits to plantations under Indonesian law, but permits have historically been easy to get from local officials who bypass the legal requirements and even solicit bribes. A Supreme Court ruling, delivered at the end of 2019, will make it harder for plantation companies to operate in protected forests, and...

Good news for Indonesia’s primary forests!
juni 13, 2019juni 13, 2019
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Good news for Indonesia’s primary forests!

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Indonesian officials in Jakarta announced this week that a temporary moratorium prohibiting the issue of new permits to clear primary and peat forests is set to be made permanent later this year. This will cement the protection of the 255,000 square miles of primary and peat forests covered at present by the temporary moratorium, which prohibits the conversion...