Previously Protected Indonesian Forests Opened to Mining

March 9, 2010 at 12:37 AM Leave a comment

Very bad news:  “Protected forests” Now Up for Grabs for Mining:

In addition to the mining sector, the ministry issued regulation No. 10 that allows for protected and conservation forests to be converted to production land, the first ever such policy in Indonesia.

Critics say the regulation may lead to open-pit mining in protected forest areas.

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