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Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono inked into law on Thursday a two-year moratorium on new permits to clear primary forests, part of a $1 billion deal with Norway that could spur projects to cut emissions and slow expansion of plantations.
The moratorium ordered a freeze on new permits to log or convert primary forests and peatlands -- worrying palm oil, timber and mining firms in Southeast Asia's biggest economy -- but not going far enough for environmentalists. (...)

The article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/19/us-indonesia-environment-moratorium-idUSTRE74I2MT20110519

More about:

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/20/on-our-radar-indonesia-signs-deal-to-protect-virgin-forests/?partner=rss&emc=rss

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-bacchus/indonesian-forest-plan-ma_b_866375.html

http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Energy-Resources/2011/09/29/Indonesia-pledges-forest-conservation/UPI-45211317315402/

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UNEP - Investing in forests a win-win for communities, climate:

http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/investing-forests-win-win-communities-climate-unep/5/102673

Watch live video feed of Forests Indonesia Conference (Sept. 2011):

http://www.forestsclimatechange.org/forestsindonesiaconference.html

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Passato...prossimo:
http://www.fabiomanzione.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2637:indonesia-la-moratoria-sul-taglio-delle-foreste&catid=33:ambiente&Itemid=58

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REDD - Clima, foreste, popoli indigeni e corruzione:

http://www.salvaleforeste.it/201106211473/redd-clima-foreste-e-corruzione.html

http://pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=99158