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Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Indonesian deforestation pace slow between 2000-2005

JAKARTA (Antara): Deforestation in Indonesia has reduced to 1.08 million hectares annually between 2000-2005 from 2.94 million hectares per year in 1997-2000, a report has said.

The report which was conveyed to the House of Representatives Commission IV here Tuesday stated the data was a result of a study which was conducted by the Netherlands-based Wageningen University from January 2000 to December 2005.

Deforestation pace was recorded at 1.87 million hectares annually in 1985-1997 or lower than 2.94 million hectares per year in 1997-2000.

Forest Minister MS Kaban said the government had already conducted coordination with concerned agencies like holding routine patrol in illegal logging activity-prone areas in order to reducedeforestation pace.

The government, he said, had arrested many log thief and those who masterminded illegal logging.

Guinness Book of Record has noted, however, that Indonesia is the world's fastest deforestation country as 1.08 million ha forest was gone every year in 2000-2005.

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