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Indonesia delivers positive news on levels of forest loss
Data from the University of Maryland released by Global Forest Watch (Jun 2) shows a decline in forest loss in Indonesia in 2019. WRI wrote on its blog "In positive news, forest loss in Indonesia decreased by 5% in 2019, marking the third year in a row of lower levels of loss.”
June 3, 2020RECENT NEWS
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Data from the University of Maryland released by Global Forest Watch (Jun 2) shows a decline in forest loss in Indonesia in 2019. WRI wrote on its blog "In positive news, forest loss in Indonesia decreased by 5% in 2019, marking the third year in a row of lower levels of loss.”
POLICY NEWS
The Indonesian and Norwegian governments have announced in a joint statement (May 27) that, under the leadership of Indonesian Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya, "deforestation and forest and peat degradation have declined for three years in a row."
BUSINESS NEWS
The Indonesian Environment and Forestry Ministry has reaffirmed that it is seeking to implement affordable measures to prevent lay-offs in the forestry business sector due to the severe impact of COVID-19, from upstream to downstream...
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