Acehs Vital Peat Swamp Scrutinized

Over a month after an Aceh court threw out a lawsuit brought by conservationists challenging development in the spectacular Tripa peat forest, the government is investigating palm oil companies accused of destroying the peatlands.

As criminal investigations begin into palm oil companies accused of burning a peatland forest - locally referred to as Rawa Tripa - in the once tsunami-ravaged province of Aceh, there are strong indications that this pe

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