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Indonesian government suspends license of logging company in controversial forest area Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com November 19, 2009 Greenpeace is engaged in a prominent campaign against APRIL's activities on Sumatra's Kampar Peninsula. The environmental group set up a "forest camp" in the area to highlight the climate impacts associated with cutting forests and draining peatlands. It says the Kampar Peninsula stores 2 billion tons of carbon dioxide in its vegetation and soils. "By suspending this company’s licence to destroy the forest, the Indonesian authorities are giving the climate some breathing space. Deforestation is one of the roots of the climate crisis. We will only avert this crisis if President Yudhoyono and other world leaders permanently stop all companies like APRIL and APP from destroying the planet's forests," said Shailendra Yashwant, Campaign Director, Greenpeace Southeast Asia, in a statement.
Greenpeace also notes that two journalists covering their campaign been detained, questioned and subsequently deported. "We hope the Indonesian authorities stop intimidating peaceful protesters who are trying to help President Yudhoyono fulfill the commitment he has made to cut Indonesia’s massive CO2 emissions," said Bustar Maitar of Greenpeace Southeast Asia. "Instead, they must continue to investigate companies like APRIL that are destroying the forest and driving global climate change." Deforestation and peatlands degradation is the source of nearly a sixth of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions.
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