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Indonesias president says he will work to register and recognize customary forests
2013-06-29 00:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Last month, Indonesias indigenous people won the right to manage their own customary forests after a landmark Constitutional Court ruling struck down a law that had previously given the central government control over indigenous land within the countrys forest estate. On Thursday, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono announced his support for the decision and said he was committed to taking a first step towards its implementation beginning a process to register and recognize traditional...
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