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Indonesia forest still dwindle despite reforms

2013-10-24 02:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: At home and abroad, Indonesia is highlighting its progress in curbing the environmental destruction that has depleted forests and made the Southeast Asian nation a leading source of greenhouse gases. But environmentalists are unconvinced. They say pulp and palm oil plantations are still expanding at an alarming rate in Sumatran forests, despite efforts by the government and industry. That expansion has contributed to climate change and threatens endangered tigers and orangutans. More than 80...

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