Topic: Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian officials and forestry experts are to investigate claims that illegal logging contributed to floods that have killed at least 145 people, the Forestry Ministry said on Monday.This comes ahead of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's visit to the flood-wreaked ...
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Wednesday he would introduce a two-year moratorium on deforestation, a large source of income for his country which also contributes heavily to global warming."We will ... conduct a moratorium for two years where we stop the ...
Environmental group Greenpeace called on Indonesia Wednesday to drop plans to tackle global climate change with credits for preserving forests, saying the measure could destroy carbon markets.The Southeast Asian nation, a key backer of " avoided deforestation" measures that would award tradeable ...