PEATLAND
Much Ado About Peat
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Environmental activists oppose the clearing of peatland by PT Riau Andalan. The Forestry Minister asks the company to stop these activities.
arsip tempo : 178037269416.
THE peatland is no longer covered with trees. The area of 3 square kilometers at Teluk Pepadi, Semenanjung Kampar, Riau, has become an open stretch of land crisscrossed by canals in which reddish water flows. The meranti and ramin trees that used to grow tall there have become neat stacks of wood lining the newly opened, muddy road.
On Friday, two weeks ago, Tempo visited the region which is part of the concession of the paper pulp company, PT R
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