Is a plantation a forest? Indonesia says yes, as it touts a drop in deforestation

Mongabay
Jan 31, 2018, 10:54 am155 pts
JAKARTA — The Indonesian government has reported a second straight annual decline in the country’s deforestation rate, but continues to confound with its definition of what constitutes a forest. The Ministry of Environment and Forestry recorded 4,790 square kilometers (1,850 square miles) of deforestation…

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