Indonesia Places Moratorium on Forest and Peatland Conversion

15 June 2010: The Government of Indonesia has announced that it will place a two-year moratorium on the conversion of natural forests and peatlands. Beginning in 2011, no new conversion permits will be issued, although permits issued before 2011 will not be affected. The moratorium is one of the measures to be taken as part of the US$1 billion partnership agreement between Norway and Indonesia for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, conservation and sustainable...