Jakarta Post: Over the objections of environmentalists, the Ministry of Agriculture on Monday ended a year-long freeze on clearing peatland for plantations, while at the same time cutting the amount of peatland that can be cleared from 4 million hectares to 2 million hectares, Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyanto said on Tuesday. The government closed peatlands to plantation agriculture last year in the face of widespread protests by environmentalists, who have urged that the freeze be maintained. …