Reducing GHG Emissions from Peat Lands and Oil Palm in Indonesia: A Jurisdictional Approach
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Over the last 30 years Indonesia has become a dominant global commodity supplier of palm oil and pulp and paper and while this has been a major contributor to the economic development of the country, this production has resulted in significant forest loss and the draining of peatlands. This has led to degradation of the peatland through subsidence and fire, causing massive GHG emission and threatened the livelihoods of thousands of landholders.