Today the total area
of critical soil in Indonesia was posted at 23.4 million ha. Indonesia was
among the heighted countries in the world and was urged to minimize foret
destruction. The Minister of Environment and forestry Affairs Siti Nurbaya was
quoted as saying.
In fact compared to previous years
the total expanse of critical land and been reduced notably. Somehow the
Government was striving to accelerate land restoration process.
Hilman Nugroho, Director General of
Riverbank Control stated that each year there was degradation of primary land
to become critical land totaling 100,000 ha in Indonesia, which was evenly
spread out nationwide.
It would be possible to rehabilitate
land by only relying APBN budget. The budget available was only for 500,00 ha
per year so it would take 48 years to rehabilitate.
Therefore the mass tree planting
movement by school children and newly wed couples to restore critical land could
be continued and the outcome would be constantly monitored.
If school children alone did the
planting there would be 40 million trees and LAPAN to monitor the trees already
planted. Hilman assured the mass planting campaign was more than just ceremonial.
The planted trees would be nursed for 3 years before left alone to grow
naturally. (SS)
Business News - July 1, 2015
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