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JAKARTA, May 21 -- Coalition of Indonesia's civil societyorganizations for forest protection today called on PresidentSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono to strengthen the deforestation moratoriumso as to make it a real instrument to reduce, and ultimately halt,deforestation in the country, a statement released by the coalitionsaid here on Monday. The call was made by the activists to mark the moratorium's firstyear implementation. They released a strong set of recommendationsto the government, based on a critical evaluation of the first yearof the moratorium, as well as a roadmap of implementation steps andperformance criteria to measure the urgent improvements to forestgovernance required to get the moratorium back on track. "We look forward to working closely with President Yudhoyono tostrengthen and extend the moratorium using the coalition'srecommendations. The existing moratorium only suspends the issue ofnew forest use permits, it did not order a review of existingpermits. There are other glaring loopholes in the moratorium thatneed to be addressed if Indonesia wants to honor its internationalcommitments," Yuyun Indradi, Forests Policy Adviser at GreenpeaceSoutheast Asia, said in the statement. He expected that with the recommendations issued by the coalition,the president can ensure the moratorium meets its goals. "We are also calling on Norway to be more proactive in working withIndonesia to reduce emissions from deforestation for the sake ofthe forests, for the people and the rich biodiversity that dependon them, as well as for the global climate," Yuyun added. The two-year moratorium, which entered into force on 20 May 2011,was part of a larger commitment made in 2009, when the presidentpledged commitments to reduce 26 percent greenhouse gas emissionsby own efforts and 41 percent by international support, by 2020. In 2010 Norway provided an added incentive for the moratorium byagreeing to provide 1 billion U.S. dollars to fund the protectionof Indonesia's forests to reduce emissions from deforestation. However, the activists said, the moratorium was weakened bylobbying from some government ministries under the influence ofIndonesia's pulp and paper, palm oil and mining sectors. As aresult, forests continue to be destroyed, and there have beennegligible improvements in forest governance. "The moratorium has been breached many times in its first year. Thetwo-year limit needs to be extended to allow the moratorium to bestrengthened and improved. The moratorium should be performance-based rather than time-bound, with clear indicators of success,"Hapsoro, Director of Forest Watch Indonesia said. Meanwhile, Bernadinus Steni, Program Manager of Association forCommunity and Ecologically Based Law Reform (HuMA), said that thepresident's commitment was undermined by weak legislation andenforcement. "The first year of the moratorium provides littleextra protection for forests or carbon-rich peatlands," he said. Teguh Surya from Indonesian Forum for the Environment (WALHI) saidthat indigenous people and local communities impacted by forest useshould be fully involved in permit issuance process. I am an expert from energetic-industry.com, while we provides the quality product, such as China Polycarbonate Plastic Sheet , ABS Plastic Sheets, Nylon Plastic Sheet,and more.
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