Indonesia has made significant progress in restoring flammable peatlands and reducing the fire risk for its people and neighbouring countries, says the head of a presidential agency.
Mr Nazir Foead, who heads the Peatland Restoration Agency or BRG, said his team was well on the way to achieving a 2020 target of restoring 2.5 million ha of fire-damaged, degraded peatlands across seven provinces.
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