Environmentalists urge more restrictions and oversight of the company's mining and oil palm harvesting if Indonesia is to achieve its goal to reduce CO-2 emissions by 26 percent at the latest by 2020
Environmental groups said the ban for two years to develop 45 million hectares of new forest designation does not prevent logging companies to cut down trees for wood products and paper logs and did not stop the developers burn and convert large forest land into oil palm plantations .
It also does not change the strategy of Greenpeace to confront companies like Asia Pulp & Paper - one of the largest producers of wood products in the world of what is said to perform illegal practices damage the environment.
Greenpeace in the past has managed to convince foreign companies such as Burger King Nestle to stop business with Asia Pulp & Paper. Greenpeace campaigners today called on Indonesia Bustar Maitar toy company Mattel and Hasbro to do the same. Maitar said, "They are using packaging paper packaging manufactured by Asia Pulp & Paper. We know that Asia Pulp & Paper destroying the forests in Sumatra. So we urge Mattel to ask companies to stop supporting this use of forest resources for their products. "
Asia Pulp & Paper rejected the request VOA interview. But the company issued a statement rejected accusations by Greenpeace said it followed legal guidelines for using 95 percent recycled paper in packaging and strive to accomplish 100% sustainable plantation at the latest by 2015.
Lou Verchot - a climate change scientist from the Center for International Forestry Research said the deal with businesses that might exploit the environment will not stop the development of forest land. He said the moratorium itself has little impact alone. Some companies have achieved greater concessions before the ban was imposed, and other parties to operate due to very little supervision and implementation in rural areas. He said, "The forests tend to exist in rural Indonesia. Access is not easy. The Indonesian government can not enter to get there. The problem is the implementation of the law. The implementation procedure is also a problem area. "
The moratorium is part of the agreement of Indonesia and Norway amounted to 1 billion dollars to reduce carbon dioxide emissions which are mainly derived from burning forests and peatlands for agriculture and other development of Indonesia is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases that many scientists think contributes to global warming.
Verchot said the deal worth 1 billion dollars from Norway is nothing compared to that obtained Indonesia 20 billion each year from forest products trade with the United States alone.
Although the moratorium has a number of limitations Verchot said President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's decision to initiate a ban is an essential step to developing environmentally friendly business practices are sustainable.
"If you ask me whether I support, of course I support I think is a courage of a president to declare this case I think it accelerates the discussion that must be done in Indonesian society. So this is positive. At the same time this issue had not yet ended. The game had not yet won. There are still many things to do, "so, says Verchot.
Verchot added to provide incentives to developers to improve the productivity of existing plantations and replant the trees should be in line with increased conservation and implementation practices.
Environmental groups said the ban for two years to develop 45 million hectares of new forest designation does not prevent logging companies to cut down trees for wood products and paper logs and did not stop the developers burn and convert large forest land into oil palm plantations .
It also does not change the strategy of Greenpeace to confront companies like Asia Pulp & Paper - one of the largest producers of wood products in the world of what is said to perform illegal practices damage the environment.
Greenpeace in the past has managed to convince foreign companies such as Burger King Nestle to stop business with Asia Pulp & Paper. Greenpeace campaigners today called on Indonesia Bustar Maitar toy company Mattel and Hasbro to do the same. Maitar said, "They are using packaging paper packaging manufactured by Asia Pulp & Paper. We know that Asia Pulp & Paper destroying the forests in Sumatra. So we urge Mattel to ask companies to stop supporting this use of forest resources for their products. "
Asia Pulp & Paper rejected the request VOA interview. But the company issued a statement rejected accusations by Greenpeace said it followed legal guidelines for using 95 percent recycled paper in packaging and strive to accomplish 100% sustainable plantation at the latest by 2015.
Lou Verchot - a climate change scientist from the Center for International Forestry Research said the deal with businesses that might exploit the environment will not stop the development of forest land. He said the moratorium itself has little impact alone. Some companies have achieved greater concessions before the ban was imposed, and other parties to operate due to very little supervision and implementation in rural areas. He said, "The forests tend to exist in rural Indonesia. Access is not easy. The Indonesian government can not enter to get there. The problem is the implementation of the law. The implementation procedure is also a problem area. "
The moratorium is part of the agreement of Indonesia and Norway amounted to 1 billion dollars to reduce carbon dioxide emissions which are mainly derived from burning forests and peatlands for agriculture and other development of Indonesia is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases that many scientists think contributes to global warming.
Verchot said the deal worth 1 billion dollars from Norway is nothing compared to that obtained Indonesia 20 billion each year from forest products trade with the United States alone.
Although the moratorium has a number of limitations Verchot said President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's decision to initiate a ban is an essential step to developing environmentally friendly business practices are sustainable.
"If you ask me whether I support, of course I support I think is a courage of a president to declare this case I think it accelerates the discussion that must be done in Indonesian society. So this is positive. At the same time this issue had not yet ended. The game had not yet won. There are still many things to do, "so, says Verchot.
Verchot added to provide incentives to developers to improve the productivity of existing plantations and replant the trees should be in line with increased conservation and implementation practices.
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