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Norwegian academics say secrecy clauses in new forest pact with Indonesia are ‘totally unacceptable’

News September 21, 2022 / By: Ann Danaiya Usher

Norway’s new forest agreement with Indonesia amounts to “political censorship” and contradicts basic legal principles for openness in the administration, experts say. A law professor questions whether the level of secrecy in the agreement would hold up in a Norwegian court.

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Facsimile: Paragraph 8 from Indonesia-Norway Memorandum of Understanding on partnership in support of Indonesia’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from forestry and other land use.

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