As elsewhere in Indonesia, peat in Riau is disappearing.

像印尼其它地区一样，廖内省的泥炭土也在逐渐消失。

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Within Indonesia, the situation is most critical in Riau.

在印度尼西亚国内，情况最严重的地区就是廖内省。

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In 1982 more than three-quarters of Riau was forested. Only about a quarter is now.

1982年，廖内省森林覆盖率超过四分之三，现在，仅有约四分之一。

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On Tuesday it was scheduled to dock at the Riau Island's port of Kijang.

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But the governor of the Riau Islands refused the boat permission to land.

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Chaidir, the speaker of Riau's provincial assembly, concedes that Riau's regents have a spendthrift penchant for prestige projects.

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Riau, for example, produces more than 70% of the nation's oil and gas.

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Tabrani Rab, a Riau native and member of the central-government committee overseeing the devolution system, is more worried about corruption.

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