Indonesia to restore mangrove forests to cut carbon emission


JAKARTA, July 26 (Xinhua): Indonesia will replant about 1,800 hectares of mangrove forests across the country by 2024 in an effort to ease the release of carbon emission and preserve the marine eco-system, an official said here.

The move came as the archipelagic nation has recently pledged to speed up the carbon emission reduction by 26 percent this year and 29 percent in 2030.

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