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Indonesia to revoke 22 forestry permits after deadly floods
JAKARTA: Indonesia will revoke more than 20 forestry permits across the country, the forestry minister said on Monday (Dec 15), after deadly floods and landslides devastated parts of the northwestern
Ecologists, experts and government officials highlighted deforestation as an aggravating factor in the floods that caused the deaths of more than 1,000 people in the 1990s.
Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni officially revoked 22 Forest Utilization Business Permits (PBPH) covering an area of 1,012,016 hectares, following the flash flood and landslide disasters in three Sumatran provinces.
Indonesia to revoke over 20 forestry permits following deadly Sumatra floods
JAKARTA: Indonesia will cancel more than 20 forestry permits across the country, the forestry minister announced Monday, in the wake of devastating floods and landslides in northwestern Sumatra that have claimed over 1,000 lives. For years, experts and environmentalists have warned that deforestation makes communities more vulnerable to disasters like flash floods and landslides. The […]
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