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Peat swamp in Danau Sentarum National Park, West Kalimantan. (Bramanthya Fathi Makarim/Shutterstock)

Peatlands and mangroves: Southeast Asian countries must protect these major carbon pools to boost climate ambitions

Protecting and restoring mangroves and peatlands can reduce more than half of the carbon emissions from land use in Southeast Asia. But some challenges remain.
President of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto meets his U.S. counterpart. But is the distance between the two countries set to widen? by Alex Wong/Getty Images

Indonesia president’s diplomatic dash takes in China and US − but a Trump presidency may see the aspiring regional powerhouse tilt more toward Beijing

Southeast Asia’s most populous nation is seeking a role as a regional leader − it may look more to Beijing than Washington to help that happen.

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