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Deforestation in Indonesia worst in the world
Samarinda (Indonesia), Nov 01: Indonesia loses some 3.8 million hectares of forests a year to deforestation -- the worst in the world, country`s forest watch group has claimed.
Samarinda (Indonesia), Nov 01: Indonesia loses some 3.8 million hectares of forests a year to deforestation -- the worst in the world, country's forest watch group has claimed.
The most massive deforestation causing a loss of six lakh cubic meters of wood every month occurs in Papua province which has granted forest concessions to 15 companies, forest watch Indonesia director, Toqu Manurung, said here.
"If one cubic meter is equivalent to us dollar 100, then Indonesia suffers a loss of us dollar 7.2 million per year due to illegal tree-felling," he said.
If no effort is made to reduce deforestation, forests will disappear in the country in the next 18 years, he warned.
Deforestation in Indonesia's east Kalimantan province has also been categorised as worse after Papua, he added.
Expressing regret over the government's and the house of representatives' stance on the menace, Manurang said, "the government and the house know about this but they have not come up with any solution to it," he said.
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"If one cubic meter is equivalent to us dollar 100, then Indonesia suffers a loss of us dollar 7.2 million per year due to illegal tree-felling," he said.
If no effort is made to reduce deforestation, forests will disappear in the country in the next 18 years, he warned.
Deforestation in Indonesia's east Kalimantan province has also been categorised as worse after Papua, he added.
Expressing regret over the government's and the house of representatives' stance on the menace, Manurang said, "the government and the house know about this but they have not come up with any solution to it," he said.
Bureau Report