Indonesia hints at possible peatland license review as haze firefight continues

Mongabay
By Mongabay Haze BeatOct 14, 2015, 5:44 am87 ptsTrending
Ongoing haze pollution on Tuesday led Riau's acting governor to extend the province’s state of emergency until October 20, as Indonesia’s home affairs minister called on local politicians to review plantation licenses in their constituencies’ peatlands. Indonesia's meteorology agency recorded 315 hotspots…

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