{"id":3093,"date":"2012-05-21T18:48:36","date_gmt":"2012-05-21T18:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangutan.com\/?p=3093"},"modified":"2025-11-06T17:34:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T01:34:51","slug":"conservation-news-update-aceh-peatland-back-on-protected-list-in-test-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangutan.com\/conservation-news-update-aceh-peatland-back-on-protected-list-in-test-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservation News Update: Aceh Peatland Back on Protected List in Test Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/orangutan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/20120503154222873.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3094\" title=\"20120503154222873\" src=\"https:\/\/orangutan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/20120503154222873.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"315\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangutan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/20120503154222873.jpg 315w, https:\/\/orangutan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/20120503154222873-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Indonesian government said on Monday it would protect a strip of peatland in Aceh province at the center of an international storm over palm oil development, in a case that had become a test of the country&#8217;s commitment to halt deforestation.<\/p>\n<p>Indonesia imposed a two-year moratorium on clearing forest last May under a $1 billion climate deal with Norway aimed at reducing emissions from deforestation, but the former governor of the country&#8217;s westernmost Aceh province breached the ban by issuing a permit to a palm oil firm to develop the peatland.<\/p>\n<p>This prompted legal action from environmental groups and probes by the police and several government bodies.<\/p>\n<p>The resulting preliminary investigation showed that the permit was issued to palm oil firm Kallista Alam without following proper procedures, a government official said.<\/p>\n<p>The forest, home to endangered orangutans, was partly cleared by burning, even before the permit was issued, said Mas Achmad Santosa, an official at the presidency.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The case of Kallista Alam in Aceh is the typical problem we are facing &#8230; some parts have been turned to palm oil plantations, some have been burned, and it turned out the permit does not exist,&#8221; said Kuntoro Mangkusubroto, who is in charge of overseeing forestry sector reform.<\/p>\n<p>He said the peatland would again be listed as a protected area.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Former Aceh governor Irwandi Yusuf issued the permit to open 1,605 hectares of land for palm oil in the Tripa peatland area in August last year.<\/p>\n<p>Indonesia is the world&#8217;s largest palm oil exporter and has seen rapid growth in production of the edible oil, used to make cooking oil and biscuits, in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>Article and photo courtesy of Reuters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indonesian government said on Monday it would protect a strip of peatland in Aceh province at the center of an international storm over palm oil development, in a case that had become a test of the country&#8217;s commitment to halt deforestation. 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