peat

a type of soil consisting of decaying plants that can also be used as fuel ถ่านหินเลน (เกิดจากต้นไม้ในหนองที่ทับถมกัน)

The Office of the Royal Development Projects Board and other agencies will meet on Thursday to work out a long-term plan to prevent forest fires at the peat swamp forest.

The map of the new concession has it sitting squarely on a parcel of peatland forest identified as off limits under President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's moratorium enacted in May.

Sahaviriya Steel's attempts to expand the upstream steel project has faced a long delay due to strong protests from local villagers who fear the impact of industrial pollution on their health and the destruction of fertile peat swamps in the area.