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Rising sea levels put Myanmar's villages on frontline of climate change
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Rising sea levels put Myanmar's villages on frontline of climate change

Three years ago, the villagers watched as the Sittaung River on Myanmar's southeast coast crept closer to them, swollen by powerful tidal surges from the Gulf of Mottama that eroded its banks.

Indonesia peatland swap plan questioned over deforestation risk

Indonesia peatland swap plan questioned over deforestation risk

An Indonesian plan to curb the commercial use of peatlands, by swapping nearly 1 million hectares of forestry concessions on carbon-rich peat, risks simply displacing environmental destruction to other parts of the archipelago, green groups say.
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