The ban burning of forests that are part of a deal worth a billion dollars by Norway to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Two-year moratorium on forest burning in Indonesia, which was supposed to start early this year, still pending. The ban was part of a billion-dollar deal with Norway to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that are considered most scientists as the main cause of global warming.
Indonesia is a contributor to greenhouse gas emissions in the world's third largest. Deforestation - largely due to burning of forests for palm oil used as agriculture and mining, which currently occurs at the level of 100 million hectares per year - causes 50 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the country.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has pledged to reduce carbon dioxide emissions 26 percent by 2020. Two-year moratorium on opening new land, which was supposed to start in January, is an important part of the environment initiative of Indonesia and part of the deal worth a billion dollars by Norway to protect forests and reduce emissions.
But the ban had been suspended and the task force responsible for developing a moratorium that is trying to find a way to benefit the environment without harming the economy.
Nur Masripatin is director of the Center for Standardization and the Environment at the Ministry of Forestry. He said the cessation of development in all rural areas in Indonesia, are not economically profitable. He said, "If your country, 70 percent is forest land and the population continues to grow, whether realistic that in the future, 30 years in the future, you expect your forest is still as much as 70 percent?".
The task force is being elaborate definition that he said would help illustrate what areas will be affected by the ban.
Green Peace campaign speaker, Yuyun Idradi, skeptical that the moratorium that, if finally enacted, will have environmental impacts. He said the ban will only cover the new land permits, not existing ones, and that most of the area covered has been designated as protected forest. He said the whole process was delayed because of lobbying firms. "The negotiations are terminated and no information at all until now and we do not know how the new design and when it will be signed." Said Idradi
Robert Daniel of Climate Change Unit at the British Embassy in Jakarta said that if the ban was enacted, it would not reduce greenhouse gas emissions are significantly shorter term. He said, "What are you talking about is climate change. Very little forest will be protected from the moratorium. But that's not the point. As we said earlier, this is a process. This is a step to reduce deforestation."
He said the process involves the businesses to see the economic benefits of sustainable development practices that. Daniel said the replanting of trees in logging areas, increasing the productivity of existing oil palm plantations to meet growing demand and development of geothermal energy, will bring economic benefits and reduce emissions in the long term.
Masripatin from the Ministry of Forestry also see the moratorium as part of a long-term process to manage its natural resources. He further said, "We will not see the direct impact of this moratorium. It's important for us to take the time to review how we manage our forest resources in the past and what will be needed in the future."
He said better to delay the implementation of the moratorium in order to develop an effective plan than to make decisions that will harm the economy and canceled in court.
Two-year moratorium on forest burning in Indonesia, which was supposed to start early this year, still pending. The ban was part of a billion-dollar deal with Norway to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that are considered most scientists as the main cause of global warming.
Indonesia is a contributor to greenhouse gas emissions in the world's third largest. Deforestation - largely due to burning of forests for palm oil used as agriculture and mining, which currently occurs at the level of 100 million hectares per year - causes 50 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the country.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has pledged to reduce carbon dioxide emissions 26 percent by 2020. Two-year moratorium on opening new land, which was supposed to start in January, is an important part of the environment initiative of Indonesia and part of the deal worth a billion dollars by Norway to protect forests and reduce emissions.
But the ban had been suspended and the task force responsible for developing a moratorium that is trying to find a way to benefit the environment without harming the economy.
Nur Masripatin is director of the Center for Standardization and the Environment at the Ministry of Forestry. He said the cessation of development in all rural areas in Indonesia, are not economically profitable. He said, "If your country, 70 percent is forest land and the population continues to grow, whether realistic that in the future, 30 years in the future, you expect your forest is still as much as 70 percent?".
The task force is being elaborate definition that he said would help illustrate what areas will be affected by the ban.
Green Peace campaign speaker, Yuyun Idradi, skeptical that the moratorium that, if finally enacted, will have environmental impacts. He said the ban will only cover the new land permits, not existing ones, and that most of the area covered has been designated as protected forest. He said the whole process was delayed because of lobbying firms. "The negotiations are terminated and no information at all until now and we do not know how the new design and when it will be signed." Said Idradi
Robert Daniel of Climate Change Unit at the British Embassy in Jakarta said that if the ban was enacted, it would not reduce greenhouse gas emissions are significantly shorter term. He said, "What are you talking about is climate change. Very little forest will be protected from the moratorium. But that's not the point. As we said earlier, this is a process. This is a step to reduce deforestation."
He said the process involves the businesses to see the economic benefits of sustainable development practices that. Daniel said the replanting of trees in logging areas, increasing the productivity of existing oil palm plantations to meet growing demand and development of geothermal energy, will bring economic benefits and reduce emissions in the long term.
Masripatin from the Ministry of Forestry also see the moratorium as part of a long-term process to manage its natural resources. He further said, "We will not see the direct impact of this moratorium. It's important for us to take the time to review how we manage our forest resources in the past and what will be needed in the future."
He said better to delay the implementation of the moratorium in order to develop an effective plan than to make decisions that will harm the economy and canceled in court.
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