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APP to 'retire' 7,000ha of plantations to help Jakarta cut emissions
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Thu, Aug 13, 2015 · 09:50 PM
Singapore
IN the first such move worldwide, Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) will "retire" 7,000 hectares of commercial plantations to protect carbon-rich peatlands.
The group of pulp and paper manufacturing companies said the move would help the Indonesian government reach its target of reducing 26 per cent of greenhouse-gas emissions by 2020.
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