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Trees are being cut down for farming, but a new study shows that a lot of land already cleared could be used instead.
This piece originally appeared in The Guardian.
This piece originally appeared in the Washington Post Environmental Leadership supplement on April 20, 2011, and is reposted with permission.
A highly anticipated two-year moratorium on new forest conversion permits could bring fundamental improvements to forest and land management in Indonesia.
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2010 was a significant year for global efforts to tackle illegal logging. Here’s a look back on some of that progress.



