Indeed, the administration recently announced a five-year land-disposal programme to achieve its long-term housing targets.

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For the environment this means far less air emissions, far less water usage and disposal needs, and far less land impacted to produce a similar amount of oil and natural gas.

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The Indonesian government owns almost three-quarters of the country's land, and therefore has sole authority over its disposal and use.

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Utilising straw for biomass represents one of the most efficient methods for its disposal and pre-empts the need for it to be ploughed back into the land.

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