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Indonesia to push for mine rehab, reforestation after deadly floods

Indonesia to push for mine rehab, reforestation after deadly floods
The Indonesian government plans to reforest watershed areas in the Bornean province of South Kalimantan and compel coal-mining companies to rehabilitate their concessions there in response to recent deadly floods.
Pit mines have degraded large swaths of the region’s watershed, undermining the ability of the land and rivers to absorb heavy rainwater runoff, which activists say exacerbated the scale of the floods.
While the environment minister initially denied this, her office has now indicated it was aware of the problem at least five years earlier and will do more to get companies to rehabilitate their abandoned mining sites. ....

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Illegal forest-zone oil palm in Indonesia

Researchers have identified oil palms growing where they shouldn’t be. Discussions are underway about what to do about them.
Oil palm is many things to many people. For example, perhaps most basically, it is considered an agricultural crop even though as a woody perennial it could be called a tree. It is native to African forests not the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia yet it has been planted on millions of hectares throughout the tropics.
Indonesia has outpaced Malaysia to become the world’s largest supplier of palm oil, the crop’s main product. The oil is used in a vast array of goods from vehicle fuel through cosmetics to foods, thanks to its excellent qualities and low cost. The palm has also been linked to deforestation both legal and illegal, driven by the global demand for more and more of its main product. ....

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