Indonesia Forest Moratorium Excludes Permit Extensions - KOMPAS.com
Jimmy Hitipeuw | Jumat, 20 Mei 2011 | 13:45 WIB
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AFPAn aerial photograph shows a forest cleared to dig canal channels in a huge palm oil concession area in Ketapang district on July 5, 2010 in West Kalimantan. Scientists said rapid deforestation and rampant illegal logging is the main reason Indonesia is the worlds third-biggest emitter of greenhouse gas emissions, blamed for man-made global warming.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Indonesia’s two-year moratorium on new permits to clear primary forests and carbon-rich peatlands will exclude the extension of existing permits and permits already given in principle by the forestry ministry, an official said on Friday.
It will also exclude projects to develop energy such as geothermal, gas and power plants, as well as plantations for rice and sugar, the official told a news conference.
The moratorium, delayed by five months from a planned January start, was signed into law on Thursday in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas missions from deforestation under a $1 billion climate deal with Norway.
It will also exclude projects to develop energy such as geothermal, gas and power plants, as well as plantations for rice and sugar, the official told a news conference.
The moratorium, delayed by five months from a planned January start, was signed into law on Thursday in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas missions from deforestation under a $1 billion climate deal with Norway.
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