epa03694766 An aerial picture made available on 10 May 2013 shows deforestated land in Indragiri Hulu, Riau province, Indonesia, 04 May 2013. According to Greenpeace, Indonesia is implementing a forest moratorium, but in fact the deforestation is still happening, with customary forests, community forests, protected forests and national parks also being slated. This not only impacts the emission of Green House Gases, and natural disasters, but also social conflict and poverty as the community lost their access to the forest resources and livelihood. Indonesia is likely to extend a two-year moratorium on forest clearing due to expire this month, the Forestry Ministry said. In May 2011, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono signed a decree committing Indonesia to a moratorium on clearing permits for an area of about 60 million hectares of natural forest and carbon-rich peatland. The country’s deforestation rate has decreased significantly, from 3.5 million hectares a year during 2002-09 to currently 450,000 hectares a year. Indonesia is among the largest producers of greenhouse gases, largely owing to the rapid destruction of its forests. It aims to reduce the emissions by at least 26 percent by 2020. EPA/BAGUS INDAHONO EPA/BAGUS INDAHONO picture by The Guardiam.com
epa03694766 An aerial picture made available on 10 May 2013 shows deforestated land in Indragiri Hulu, Riau province, Indonesia, 04 May 2013. According to Greenpeace, Indonesia is implementing a forest moratorium, but in fact the deforestation is still happening, with customary forests, community forests, protected forests and national parks also being slated. This not only impacts the emission of Green House Gases, and natural disasters, but also social conflict and poverty as the community lost their access to the forest resources and livelihood. Indonesia is likely to extend a two-year moratorium on forest clearing due to expire this month, the Forestry Ministry said. In May 2011, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono signed a decree committing Indonesia to a moratorium on clearing permits for an area of about 60 million hectares of natural forest and carbon-rich peatland. The country’s deforestation rate has decreased significantly, from 3.5 million hectares a year during 2002-09 to currently 450,000 hectares a year. Indonesia is among the largest producers of greenhouse gases, largely owing to the rapid destruction of its forests. It aims to reduce the emissions by at least 26 percent by 2020. EPA/BAGUS INDAHONO EPA/BAGUS INDAHONO picture by The Guardiam.com