Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation Discovers 950 Illegal Wood Logs
During their routine patrol, BOSF — through its CKPP (Central Kalimantan Peatlands Project) project — came across approximately 600 undocumented wooden logs around the opening of the Kalumpang canal, and another 350 across from Kalumpang Village. The potential amount of wood from each of the findings has been estimated at reaching 400 cubic meters.
Apart from the wood, the BOSF patrol team also found five bandsaws (small-scale sawmilling spots) that did not possess any operating permits. Three of them were found in the village of Mantangai Hulu and the other two were found in the village of Kalumpang. The results of the patrol’s findings were followed-up by the making of an Official Report (BA, Berita Acara) by the patrol and were then handed over to the Central Kalimantan /BKSDA/ (/Balai Konservasi Sumber Daya Alam/, Natural Resources Conservation Agency) as well as the local police, to be further processed.
”Such activities will continue to be carried out by BOSF in its work zone in order to keep an eye on the area spared from illegal logging disasters which affect peat moss forest fires,” said Tjatur Setiyo Basuki, /Mawas/ Conservation Program Manager, BOS Foundation, in Central Kalimantan.
