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Save the Tripa Peat Swamps
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Indonesia's secretary-general of the Ministry of Forestry, Hadi Daryanto
Late last month, another rash of peat forest in the area was burned and drained, prompting a coalition of environment groups to claim that, unless authorities stopped the illegal action, the local population of the Sumatran orangutan "could be extinct in a matter of months, even weeks if a prolonged dry spell were to set in" and fuel the fires.
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Indonesian court backs palm oil
Former Aceh chief denies orangutans burned
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Environmentalists have largely focused on the plight of orangutans as fires burn in Aceh, Sumatra to clear rainforest for a hugely controversial palm oil plantation, however as the video above highlights, local people will also feel the impacts of the destruction of forest for palm oil.
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Indonesian court backs palm oil
Former Aceh chief denies orangutans burned
Watch Tripa Swamps Video
Environmentalists have largely focused on the plight of orangutans as fires burn in Aceh, Sumatra to clear rainforest for a hugely controversial palm oil plantation, however as the video above highlights, local people will also feel the impacts of the destruction of forest for palm oil.
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