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Indonesia extends logging moratorium, but questions remain
2013-05-30 12:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Activists have lauded a decision by Indonesia's president to extend a moratorium on new logging licenses, calling it a historic move in the struggle to save the country's forests and cut carbon emissions. But some experts say the new policy doesn't go far enough and will do little to fix Indonesia's chaotic forest management. On May 13, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono signed a new presidential instruction, known as the Forest and Peat Land Moratorium. It seeks to protect primary forest and peat...
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