State Minister for Environment: Condition of Forests in Java and Bali Critical
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Jumat, 18 Juli 2003 17:17 WIB
TEMPO Interactive, Surabaya:The condition of forests in Java and Bali are critical and this is why several regions have been hit by floods and landslides, according to Nabiel Makarim, the State Minister for the Environment. We want to stop logging of forests in Java and Bali or impose a logging moratorium. Java and Bali should not produce wood anymore, and it would be better to impose a [logging] moratorium, the minister said in Surabaya on Wednesday (29/1). In logging moratorium cooperation efforts, Nabiel met with East Java Governor, Imam Utomo, and plans also to meet with the governors of Central Java, Banten and Bali. According to Nabiel, the Governors of West Java and East Java have already instructed the Forest Service to stop logging. Nabiel said he is campaigning for a logging moratorium because forests in Java and Bali are badly damaged because of illegal logging. He went on to explain that it was illegal logging, which led to the landslide in Pacet, Mojkerto, that claimed many lives recently. There have been an additional seven landslides in areas of Central Java and West Java. Therefore, the government will try to stop the logging of forests, he said. Governor Imam Utomo said he has called on the Forest Service to stop the logging of forests. However, we can only ask the Forest Service, as it is the Forest Service that has the authority over these resources, he said. (Adi Mawardi-Tempo News Room)
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