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Indonesias REDD+ pilot province: how is it faring two years on?
2013-03-22 18:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CIFOR: When Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono selected Central Kalimantan as the pilot province for his country`s Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) program, it was widely hoped some of the region`s grave environmental issues - such as large expanses of threatened peatlands and high forest conversion rates - would be addressed. Two years on, it seems many of the same challenges remain, prompting some policy makers and conservationists to name the province...