“Forests are so dear to my heart,” said Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in September 2011. In the same speech, he said he would dedicate the next three years to protecting Indonesia’s forests. So why are the Tripa peat swamp forests in Aceh still burning to make way for oil palm plantations?
Author: Chris Lang
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