Minister for the Environment (Environment Minister) Mohammad Gusti Hatta suspects, one Malaysian company to forest clearing in West Kalimantan's border with the neighbor country.
Conclusions were based on the results of inspections and air monitoring was doing about three months ago. Former University Provost Gastric Mangkurat, Banjarmasin was astonished to see the road winding through the forest with the status of the protected forest.
"We also wonder, why is protected forest, really, there are illegal activities. The information we collect, Malaysian logging companies had done," he said after a keynote speaker socialization of Law No. 32 Year 2009 at the Hotel Arum Kalimantan, Wednesday (25/8/2010 ).
Unfortunately, he did not want to call the company that we had cleared the forest. Because detailed data about the company being hunted ranks of the Ministry of Forestry.
In fact, Hatta was also suspected of forest destruction in some border areas, especially in the East Kalimantan and West Kalimantan, conducted foreign companies from neighboring countries.
Alluded to the involvement of local police officers in the border region, Hatta replied diplomatically. According to him, if there is no entry permit from the officer, the company can not get into that area.
"Logically, how could foreign companies could enter if there is no permission from the officers," he said.
Meanwhile, Deputy V Kemeneg settlement areas LH, Ilyas Asad added that forest clearing in West Kalimantan border areas and conducted large-scale companies.
Because, the road is created inside the forest is very far away. Thus, these lines may not be made with a manual device owned by the local community.
In addition, he continued, tree felling amount also done a lot. Reinforce it, encroachment of forests is conducted large-scale companies.
"If the public about the most just cut them down three trees, and it is impossible to make a pretty good road in the woods," he explained.
source: www.kompas.com
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