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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,"...

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