Date
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Title
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Category |
13-Nov-2017 |
Indonesian agribusiness giant APRIL outed in Paradise Papers
Leaked corporate records reveal the offshore dealings of APRIL, one of Indonesia’s largest pulp and paper companies.
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Plantations on peat |
12-Nov-2017 |
Congo basin’s peaty swamps are new front in climate change battle
Ancient peatlands that store huge amounts of carbon are under threat from logging
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Climate Change |
09-Nov-2017 |
Is the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act, a toothless act?
The Transboundary Haze Pollution Act (THPA) which was enacted in September 2014 appears to be just a toothless Act.
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Haze |
09-Nov-2017 |
Massive carbon threat in Africa's heart
Central Africa's peatlands hold gigatons of carbon - a stockpile that poses a grave threat to hopes of limiting...
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Climate Change |
09-Nov-2017 |
‘Much deeper than we expected’: Huge peatland offers up more surprises
When the scientists went back to investigate the peatland further, they discovered the peat along its edges is...
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Global |
08-Nov-2017 |
Could the peatlands of Congo be a carbon bomb?
Gruelling talks are unfolding in Bonn for implementing the UN's Paris Agreement on climate change, but many...
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Climate Change |
08-Nov-2017 |
Open digital mapping for assessing carbon storage in tropical peatlands
Soil researchers from Sydney, Australia, and Bogor, Indonesia demonstrate that tropical peatland can be...
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Technology |
07-Nov-2017 |
Peat Observers from Several Countries Visit Palangkaraya
A total of 69 peat observers from nine countries came to Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, as part of the...
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Indonesia-Workshop & Seminar |
07-Nov-2017 |
Peat bog emissions nullify what forests store
Dutch forests are only able to store a fraction of the total national CO2 emissions. What’s more, this is nullified...
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Global |
06-Nov-2017 |
RAPP Submits Revised Business Plan to Comply With Regulation on Protecting Peatlands: Minister
Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper, or RAPP, the operation unit of global pulp and paper industry leader Asia Pacific...
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Plantations on peat |
06-Nov-2017 |
Communities in Riau Urge Gov't to Empower Peatland Society
Jakarta. A conference on the ongoing crisis of deforestation and the degradation of peatland ecosystems in...
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Peatlands and People |
06-Nov-2017 |
Protecting 'high carbon' rainforest areas also protects threatened wildlife
Conservation efforts focused on protecting forests using carbon-based policies also benefit mammal diversity,...
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Carbon conservation |
06-Nov-2017 |
Can blockchain save Indonesia’s forests?
Carbon Conservation and tech platform Dappbase have joined forces to fight haze-causing forest fires in Indonesia...
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Carbon conservation |
04-Nov-2017 |
Kemitraan to Assist Indonesia on REDD+ Implementation
The Indonesian government and the Jakarta-based Partnership for Governance Reform, better known as Kemitraan, signed a...
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REDD+ |
03-Nov-2017 |
Despite Trump, The Paris Agreement Continues To Evolve At Bonn/Fiji Climate Talks
This year’s climate talks may not be as glamorous or high-profile as the Conference of Parties to the UN...
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Climate Change |
03-Nov-2017 |
How unhealthy is the haze from Indonesia’s annual peat fires?
A recent survey on perceptions of the fires showed that while different groups – from small farmers to...
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Indonesia-Peatland,Haze and Fire |
03-Nov-2017 |
'Jakarta Declaration' Aimed at Helping Indonesia Save Its Peatlands
A coalition of peatland protection institutions, along with researchers from several countries, issued a declaration...
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Peatland Conservation |
03-Nov-2017 |
Untuk Studi Gambut, 69 Ekspert Dari 9 Negara Kunjungi Palangkaraya
Rangkaian kegiatan International Peatlands Roundtable atau IPR yang berlangsung sejak 1 November di Jakarta...
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Indonesia-Workshop & Seminar |
02-Nov-2017 |
BRG Says Progress on Peatland Restoration Behind Target
Indonesia's Peatland Restoration Agency, or BRG, is still far behind their target of restoring 2.4 million hectares...
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Peatland restoration |
02-Nov-2017 |
Indonesian Supreme Court strikes down regulation on peat protection
Indonesia’s Supreme Court has quashed a ministerial regulation obliging forestry companies to relinquish and...
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Peat Conservation |