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03 May 2012

Jambi forest can Expires in Two Years

 
JAMBI, KOMPAS.com - Head of the Natural Resources Conservation Center (BKSDA) Trisiswo Jambi Province says no meaningful safeguards Jambi forest which covers about 1.2 million acres of endangered runs out.

"Seeing the rampant destruction efforts by both humans and nature, it is possible forest in Jambi could be discharged the next two years," said Trisiswo in Edinburgh on Thursday (4/12/2012).

The threat of a reduction in forest area of the most obvious is illegal activities and uncontrolled forest encroachment due to the eradication effort is not running optimally.

According Trisiswo, now more than half of production forests and protected forests have been damaged.

He pointed out, Ecosystem Restoration Forest Conservation Indonesia (Reki) is an area of ​​101 thousand hectares partially damaged and 30 percent of which was converted to oil palm plantations.

"We are very difficult to conduct surveillance and prevention because our resources are very limited. Members of the safeguarding of forests there were only about 60 people and an average of 40 years old and over," he explained.

"If there are no funds, it could harness the Civil Service Police Unit members to be converted into forest protection force," he explained

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