Ini sedikit informasi atas kiriman Hira D.G. Semoga pengguna milis dapat mempelajarinya. NB: karena sering kali saya dipangil alif yan sudah saya bernama alif saja. -----Original Message----- From: Hira D.G. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: M.Mashuri Alif <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, December 08, 1999 3:26 PM Subject: Fw: Fw: EU calls on Indonesia to rein in illegal loggers > > >---------- >> >> >> >> > >Subject: EU calls on Indonesia to rein in illegal loggers >> > > >> > >EU calls on Indonesia to rein in illegal loggers >> > > >> > >JAKARTA, Dec 3 (AFP) - The European Union has serious concerns about >the >> > >extent of illegal logging in Indonesia, home to 10 percent of the >world's >> > >remaining tropical rainforests, an EU envoy said Friday. >> > > >> > >Poul Nielson, EU Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, >said >> he >> > >had raised the issue in talks Friday with Vice President Megawati >> > >Sukarnoputri. >> > > >> > >"We have concerns as to the extent and uncontrolled character of >illegal >> > >logging. This is a problem that must be addressed," he told a press >> > >conference here at the end of a five-day visit which also took him to >> East >> > >Timor. >> > > >> > >"I see it as a test case of governance for the new Indonesian >government. >> > >Whether or not they are able to do something real about this problem." >> > > >> > >The EU has set up five joint projects with Indonesia to protect, >conserve >> > >and >> > >sustainably manage the country's forestry resources providing direct >EU >> > >funding to the tune of 85 million euros (84.8 million dollars). >> > > >> > >The projects have been set up in different provinces across the vast >> > >archipelago which counts a vast biodiversity and is home to a number >of >> > >endangered species, including the orang-utan, now only find in Borneo. >> > > >> > >Illegal logging was "a threat to the ecological future that we all >share, >> > >and it is also a threat to the economy of any country if there is this >> > >uncontrolled depletion of its natural resources," Nielson said. >> > > >> > >Indonesia's lucrative plywood, pulp, paper and timber industries are >said >> > >to be highly reliant on illegal logging, which consumes tens of >millions >> of >> > >cubic metres of timber a year. >> > > >> > >The military, police and cronies of former president Suharto are >thought >> to >> > >still have a stranglehold on the industries. >> > > >> >> >> >> ********************************************************************* >> Forest-Pacrim is an e-mail network of activists working on >> PACIFIC RIM FOREST TRADE >> To distribute information or questions to the group simply >> SEND YOUR MESSAGE to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> _____________________________________________________________ >> Start the new year off right by referring a list to Topica. >> You'll earn $300 and your list owner friends will thank you. >> http://www.topica.com/t/9 > -= Dual T3 Webhosting on Dual Pentium III 450 - www.indoglobal.com =- Untuk bergabung atau keluar dari Milis, silakan LAKUKAN SENDIRI dengan mengirim e-mail kosong ke alamat; Bergabung: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Keluar: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sambut MASA DEPAN BARU Indonesia!
