Illegal Logging Still Rife in Aceh

ILLEGAL logging keeps going in Aceh although Governor Irwandi Yusuf declared a logging freeze some time ago. The main cause of the rampant illegal felling is believed to be connected with the low economic level of communities around forest areas.

“The economy of people living near forests still depends on timber,” said Husaini Syamaun, deputy head of the Aceh Forestry Office, in a discussion on illegal lo