WWF: COMPLETE ONE MAP AND SPATIAL PLANNING PROCESS IMMEDIATELY
A study published in an article in Nature Climate Change on June 29, 2014, entitled "Primary forest cover loss in Indonesia over 2000-2012", concluded that Indonesia lost more than 6 million hectares of natural forest between 2000 and 2012. The study, based on analysis of high-resolution satellite imagery conducted by Belinda A. Margono and several researchers from the University of Maryland in the US, showed that deforestation actually experienced the highest increase in 2012, during the moratorium period.
"The findings in the study are not surprising and basically have the same trend as the analysis that WWF has done, especially for the islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan. Keep in mind, the deforestation figures in question include forest cover loss for all types of areas including Areal Peruntuk Lain (APL), conversion forests, Industrial Plantation Forests, and others, some of which are planned and legal," said Anwar Purwoto, Director of Sumatra and Borneo Program, WWF-Indonesia.
Analysis conducted by WWF shows that the high rate of deforestation is mainly due to meet the interests of the pulp & paper industry, palm oil and also development interests, especially the agricultural and plantation sectors.
Regarding the statement that the moratorium is ineffective, since the issuance of the moratorium through Presidential Instruction No.10 of 2011 and extended through Presidential Instruction No. 6 of 2013, WWF views that the moratorium functions more as an instrument that provides a pause time for the Government to organize forestry licensing.
For this reason, WWF asks the government to immediately complete the process of making 'One Map' and spatial planning. "WWF supports the government's efforts in the 'One Map' initiative as a single reference for mapping so that licensing arrangements no longer overlap. It is also very important for the government to immediately complete the spatial planning process at all levels and so that implementation on the ground can be disciplined and the law can be enforced," Anwar continued. WWF believes the improvement of these two things will be a strong foundation to curb the rate of deforestation in Indonesia.
For more information, please contact:
Anwar Purwoto, Sumatra and Borneo Program Director, WWF-Indonesia
Email: apurwoto@wwf.or.id, Hp: +62 812 1108654+62 812 1108654
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