FORESTRY Minister Zulkifli Hasan is in for a tough time. Less than 100 days since he was sworn in as a member of the United Indonesia Cabinet II, he faces the reality that Indonesia’s forests have been badly ravaged. Out of about 120 million hectares of forest land, only 20 million hectares can be said to be in good condition. The rest have been denuded and are in critical state. Our forests, which should function as the carbon absorber, have b