Illegal forest clearing spotted in Aceh's biggest peat swamp

Mongabay
By Philip JacobsonJun 26, 2015, 8:24 am257 pts
Encroachers have been clearing forest at three locations in Aceh's biggest peat swamp since February, the Rawa Singkil Wildlife Reserve, analysis of Landsat satellite imagery by environmental group Greenomics-Indonesia shows. The area is home to the densest population of critically endangered Sumatran…

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