'A high price to pay': new Indonesian peatland regulation may do more harm than good

Mongabay
By Morgan Erickson-DavisJul 22, 2014, 5:37 pm113 pts
The Government Regulation on Peatland Ecosystem Protection and Management, initially drafted by the Ministry of Forestry in 2013, is getting mixed acceptance from civil society. On one hand, the regulation would offer more protection to the country’s vast peatland areas. However, on the other, some NGOs have…

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