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PRINCE CHARLES SUPPORTS RI`s ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION
Jakarta, Oct 31 (ANTARA) - A planned visit to Indonesia by Prince Charles of Britain early next month indicates his strong support for and attention to the preservation of tropical forests in Indonesia.
"One of the things showing his concern about deforestation is his initiative for ecosystem restoration in t productive forested which is pioneered by Indonesian ornithologists in Sumatra. The initiative is intended to return the ecosystem balance and the natural forest condition to productive forest," Indonesian Ornithologists Association chairperson Prof Ani Mardiastuti said in a press statement made available to Antara here on Friday.
Ani Mardiastuti said Prince Charles' attention to deforestation preventive effort was inseparable from an evaluation conducted by a British observer team led by Sir Nicholas Stern, who said that global warming would have very bad impact on the world's economy if there was no improvement effort from now on. He said massive deforestation around the world, including Indonesia had contributed to global climate change.
The result of a follow-up evaluation Eliasch team, also from Britain, which was released on October 13, 2008, indicated that massive deforestation has indeed a major contribution to global warming and global climate change.
Restoration of ecosystem is an effective way to fight against deforestation and to prevent global warming and global climate change.
Ani Mardiastuti admitted that it was difficult for Indonesian ornithologists to convince related parties and to win support to realize such an enormous idea, because when the initiative to restore the ecosystem started to emerge, there was no legal umbrella to accommodate the restoration of productive forest.
But through a good cooperation, especially with Forestry Minister since 2004, and a support from the Prince of Wales, the Indonesian ornithologists in 2008 finally obtained a concession for the restoration of ecosystem at productive forest in South Sumatra for the next 100 years.
The concession was part of a 101,000-hectare forest areas which has been appointed by forestry minister as the first location for ecosystem restoration in Indonesia.
"One of the things showing his concern about deforestation is his initiative for ecosystem restoration in t productive forested which is pioneered by Indonesian ornithologists in Sumatra. The initiative is intended to return the ecosystem balance and the natural forest condition to productive forest," Indonesian Ornithologists Association chairperson Prof Ani Mardiastuti said in a press statement made available to Antara here on Friday.
Ani Mardiastuti said Prince Charles' attention to deforestation preventive effort was inseparable from an evaluation conducted by a British observer team led by Sir Nicholas Stern, who said that global warming would have very bad impact on the world's economy if there was no improvement effort from now on. He said massive deforestation around the world, including Indonesia had contributed to global climate change.
The result of a follow-up evaluation Eliasch team, also from Britain, which was released on October 13, 2008, indicated that massive deforestation has indeed a major contribution to global warming and global climate change.
Restoration of ecosystem is an effective way to fight against deforestation and to prevent global warming and global climate change.
Ani Mardiastuti admitted that it was difficult for Indonesian ornithologists to convince related parties and to win support to realize such an enormous idea, because when the initiative to restore the ecosystem started to emerge, there was no legal umbrella to accommodate the restoration of productive forest.
But through a good cooperation, especially with Forestry Minister since 2004, and a support from the Prince of Wales, the Indonesian ornithologists in 2008 finally obtained a concession for the restoration of ecosystem at productive forest in South Sumatra for the next 100 years.
The concession was part of a 101,000-hectare forest areas which has been appointed by forestry minister as the first location for ecosystem restoration in Indonesia.
