Indonesia was ranked the world's eighth-largest greenhouse gas emitter by the World Resources Institute, in a study before the pandemic. Agriculture, forestry and other land use make up around half of its emissions.
So when Indonesia joined more than 100 countries in a global commitment to end deforestation at last month's United Nations climate conference, the COP26, it was a large and noted step forward.
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