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Calls mount for Indonesian ban on new palm oil plantations to be extended
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Belgium-sized swath of forest faces the chop from Indonesian palm oil
Curbing deforestation associated with the palm oil industry is crucial if Indonesia wants to meet its long-term emissions reduction targets, experts say.
There are still 3.5 million hectares (8.65 million acres) of natural forest inside existing oil palm concessions that could potentially be cleared in as little as three years as demand for palm oil continues to grow.
Experts have called on the government to save these forests by extending and strengthening a moratorium on licensing new plantations.
They also call for the adoption of the high conservation value and high carbon stock approaches to identifying areas to protect.