Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2016 20:08:44 GMT 7
Indonesia's highest Islamic authority has said it is a sin for people to deliberately burn forests to clear the land for growing crops.
Illegal slash-and-burn farming has devastated large areas of Indonesia and causes air pollution which affects countries around the region.
Indonesia has repeatedly been accused of not doing enough to stop it.
Government officials said they hoped the moral impact of the fatwa would help reinforce laws against it.
At a joint conference in Jakarta, the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) and the Indonesian environment ministry said they were in talks about how to enforce it.
www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37358253
Illegal slash-and-burn farming has devastated large areas of Indonesia and causes air pollution which affects countries around the region.
Indonesia has repeatedly been accused of not doing enough to stop it.
Government officials said they hoped the moral impact of the fatwa would help reinforce laws against it.
At a joint conference in Jakarta, the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) and the Indonesian environment ministry said they were in talks about how to enforce it.
www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37358253
