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The Indonesian government recently revealed that they are the third largest contributer to greenhouse gases in the world. 80% of this is due to large-scale deforestation and significant peatland loss in the area. Projected levels see the gases reaching 2.3 gigatons (billion metric tons) by 2030.
In Southwest Asia, the peatswamps often lose their soil carbon stocks due to drainage for logging, agriculture, palm oil and pulp plantations. Once drained, microbiological processes turn the organic carbon into carbon dioxide.
Wetlands International, an NGO that has been strongly advocating the need to address peatland degradation, has welcomed the acknowledgment of the issue by the Indonesian government. But, while the government does acknowledge this, they have yet to cease their
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