RI PRESIDENT TO LAUNCH TREE-PLANTING MONTH CAMPAIGN

Lebak, July 20 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to launch a tree-planting month campaign in Lebak district, Banten province, in November.

The campaign was one of the efforts to make the people more aware of the need to conserve the environment, Head of the Forestry Section at the Lebak District Forestry and Plantation Office Asep Mauladi said on Sunday.

Asep said a lack of environmental awareness and a rise in illegal logging practices were responsible for the current deforestation in the country.

The campaign was also part of the efforts to prevent global warming which had of late been under the international spotlight, he said.

He said President Yudhoyono would launch the campaign in Sajira subdistrict, Lebak district, in November.

"We, along with local people support the campaign to conserve the environment," he said.