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"Climate Bomb" in Indonesia

November 9, 2007

The environment group Greenpeace has warned that slash-and-burn tactics used to clear Indonesia's forests for palm oil could trigger a "climate bomb". In its 'Cooking the Climate' report in Singapore, Greenpeace says burning rainforests and carbon-laden peatlands releases more than a billion tons of greenhouse gases annually.

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Deforestation could triffer a "climate bomb"
Deforestation could triffer a "climate bomb"Image: DW/Golte-Schröder