Forestry Law Revision Proposed: Criminalizing Forest Fire Perpetrators as 'Environmental Terrorism'
Indonesia's House of Representatives (DPR) has proposed a revision to the Forestry Law, aiming to classify perpetrators of forest fires (Karhutla) as 'environmental terrorists' and impose stricter penalties.
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