Under a blazing sun, farmers were digging trenches in Nizhny Novgorod on Sunday to stop wildfires in nearby forests and peat bogs from advancing on their land.

周日，下诺夫哥罗德，农民正在烈日下挖沟，阻挡来自附近森林和泥炭沼的山火，蔓延到自己的耕地。

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When the forest is on peat, as in much of central Kalimantan, Sumatra and Papua, the cost of Indonesia's messy land use becomes epic.

而当这些森林位于泥炭之上时，印尼混乱的土地使用将让人们付出极为沉重的代价，在加里曼丹中部、苏门答腊(Sumatra)以及巴布亚(Papua)的许多地区，情况便是如此。

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More than 300, 000 hectares of forest, vegetation and peat land have burned since the fires began in June.

自从六月份大火烧起来之后，超过30万公顷的森林，蔬菜以及泥炭地被烧毁。

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The court said it recognised that a wind farm would be acceptable on the current site, if harm to the peat land could be avoided.

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Recently, Indonesia's government announced a two-year moratorium on primary forest and peat land conversion as part of its commitment to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.

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