Losing Hope
THE decision by the environment and forestry ministry to grant permission for the construction of a road through the middle of the Hutan Harapan (forest of hope) in Jambi and South Sumatra is a step back in the endeavor to overcome climate change.
Tempo
August 3, 2020
The move by Minister Siti Nurbaya also brings shame on Indonesia’s hard work to reduce emissions to the equivalent of 11.2 million tons of carbon dioxide from 2016 to 2017, an initiative that earned the appreciation of the Norwegian government, which is to donate Rp813 billion in September.
The construction of this mining access road in the middle of the forest is like a two-edged sword that will strike at two endeavors to mitigate climat
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