Mongabay Series: , ,by on 22 January 2021JAKARTA — The Indonesian government has denied that deforestation for oil palm plantations and coal mines contributed to a recent deadly flood in southern Borneo.At least and were affected in what President Joko Widodo has the worst flooding in South Kalimantan province in 50 years. Environmental activists say the across the region exacerbated the disaster, compromising the natural function of the Barito River watershed to absorb the heavy rains that caused the river and its tributaries to overflow.But Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya...…Mongabay Series: , ,by on 22 January 2021JAKARTA — The Indonesian government has denied that deforestation for oil palm plantations and coal mines contributed to a recent deadly flood in southern Borneo.At least and were affected in what President Joko Widodo has the worst flooding in South Kalimantan province in 50 years. Environmental activists say the across the region exacerbated the disaster, compromising the natural function of the Barito River watershed to absorb the heavy rains that caused the river and its tributaries to overflow.But Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya...WW…
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