Accelerating the Apocalypse
Tuesday, January 22, 2002
National resources are being drained to pay the burden of Indonesia's debts. According to the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi), the government has yet to demonstrate any intention of preserving the environment.
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Regional autonomy does not always bring bad news for the environment. One promising example comes from Wonosobo, Central Java. The regional government there, following public pressure, has given the community the right to manage the forests. Residents around the forest will manage and, at the same time, preserve the forests of the Dieng Plateau.
That good news from Wonosobo attracted the attention of Walhi in their Environmental Analysis 2002, a
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