Mongabay: The Indonesian province of East Kalimantan has imposed a one-year moratorium on new permits for logging, mining, and oil palm plantations, reports Reuters. "We have applied this moratorium policy for new permits on forestry, mining and plantation since several weeks ago and it will last for a year," East Kalimantan Governor Awang Faroek Ishak was quoted as saying. "We will stop issuing new permits for forestry, mining and plantation business. However, companies that [obtained] permits before...
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