Hasbi Berliani Program Manager For Sustainable Environment Governance
Regulations On Community Forests Are Weak
CULTIVATION of forest areas by local communities in Indonesia still lag behind those in other Asian countries. Out of 130 million hectares of forest area, the government has allocated only two percent of that to local communities. Compare that with the Philippines, which has allocated 61 percent of its forests to be cultivated by communities and 28 percent in Vietnam.
April 14, 2015
CULTIVATION of forest areas by local communities in Indonesia still lag behind those in other Asian countries. Out of 130 million hectares of forest area, the government has allocated only two percent of that to local communities. Compare that with the Philippines, which has allocated 61 percent of its forests to be cultivated by communities and 28 percent in Vietnam.
In Indonesia, the government has allocated most forest areas to commercial en
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