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At a ceremony in the provincial capital Pekanbaru, Wan Abu Bakar, the governor of Riau, pledged to prevent any further destruction of the
\narea’s peatlands and forests for the production of commodities like palm oil, a major commodity used in food, cosmetics and biofuels.<\/div>\n
\nThe province is thought to store 14.6 billion tonnes of carbon in its dense peatland areas, equivalent to one year’s entire global greenhouse-gas emissions.<\/p>\n

Greenpeace representatives in Indonesia are now urging the Riau government to maintain the moratorium until a permanent law can be passed.<\/p>\n

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