Indonesia to reduce gas emissions by 25% until 2020

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 15, 2009, 21:51

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Indonesia to reduce gas emissions by 25% until 2020

Denpasar (Indonesia): Indonesia is committed to reducing its gas emissions by 25 per cent in several phases until 2020, Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan said here.

"The forestry sector is expected to expected to help reduce gas emissions to 14 percent in the first phase," the minister said when declaring the formation of a National Forest Management Unit (KPH) at Taman Hutan Raya Ngurah Rai yesterday.

Present at the function were also Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika, seven other provincial governors, and representatives of 23 districts where KPH branches would be set up.

Zulkifli said the remaining 12 percent of gas emissions was expected to be tackled by other development sectors concerned about environmental preservation.

He said Indonesia had a high sense of awareness and responsibility about reducing gas emissions, and this attitude was hopefully to be imitated by the developed countries.

"High awareness of all countries to reduce gas emission is necessary to save the earth from climate change problems," Zulkifli Hasan said.

He said the Forestry Ministry's work program for the next five years would be focused on forest preservation for the people's welfare.

PTI

First Published: Tuesday, December 15, 2009, 21:51