http://redapes.org/news-updates/heart-of-borneo-at-risk-over-illegal-logging/ Reach out and save the orangutans! Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:40:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://redapes.org/news-updates/heart-of-borneo-at-risk-over-illegal-logging/#comment-9631 JT Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:17:48 +0000 http://redapes.org/?p=1757#comment-9631 wow very interesting :) wow very interesting

]]> http://redapes.org/news-updates/heart-of-borneo-at-risk-over-illegal-logging/#comment-7421 Forest Policy Research » Blog Archive » 375 Asia-Pacific-Australia Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:46:48 +0000 http://redapes.org/?p=1757#comment-7421 [...] 26) Uncontrolled illegal logging could harm the Heart of Borneo (HoB) project, an ambitious initiative to conserve the richness of the forests that was undertaken by Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia and Indonesia. Mr Hugh Blackett, a forestry consultant at the training workshop on “Timber Verification of Legality System” held at the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources yesterday, in an interview said, “The Heart of Borneo project can face an uphill task if illegal logging continues in the island of Borneo, especially in Indonesia. “The Heart of Borneo project is an inter-government project supported by WWF. It’s a very good and important idea because there is still a lot of forest cover in the Heart of Borneo and many wildlife habitats need to be conserved. It will require a lot of cooperation between governments particularly Malaysia and Indonesia.” Describing the problem of illegal logging in the region, Mr Blackett said, “Illegal logging happens in remote areas and it’s difficult to exercise control. Therefore making money from harvesting timber is very easy and gives a quick return. A lot of people have taken advantage of weak government controls. Unfortunately, there are some instances of corruption being allow it to happen. “If logging is uncontrolled, and people take out too much of timber (from the forests), it will destroy the forest environment, the animal habitat, erosion control and subsistence for local community, as well as the future access to raw materials in the timber industry,” he said. On countering illegal logging, he said, “NGOs specifically in Europe have been actively campaigning against people using tropical timber and demanding them to take a responsible attitude to ensure that the timber purchased is not from illegal logging. So there is a huge pressure to try to find ways on improving control in a country like Indonesia where there is a high incidence of illegal logging, making sure that the law is applied. http://redapes.org/news-updates/heart-of-borneo-at-risk-over-illegal-logging/ [...] [...] 26) Uncontrolled illegal logging could harm the Heart of Borneo (HoB) project, an ambitious initiative to conserve the richness of the forests that was undertaken by Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia and Indonesia. Mr Hugh Blackett, a forestry consultant at the training workshop on “Timber Verification of Legality System” held at the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources yesterday, in an interview said, “The Heart of Borneo project can face an uphill task if illegal logging continues in the island of Borneo, especially in Indonesia. “The Heart of Borneo project is an inter-government project supported by WWF. It’s a very good and important idea because there is still a lot of forest cover in the Heart of Borneo and many wildlife habitats need to be conserved. It will require a lot of cooperation between governments particularly Malaysia and Indonesia.” Describing the problem of illegal logging in the region, Mr Blackett said, “Illegal logging happens in remote areas and it’s difficult to exercise control. Therefore making money from harvesting timber is very easy and gives a quick return. A lot of people have taken advantage of weak government controls. Unfortunately, there are some instances of corruption being allow it to happen. “If logging is uncontrolled, and people take out too much of timber (from the forests), it will destroy the forest environment, the animal habitat, erosion control and subsistence for local community, as well as the future access to raw materials in the timber industry,” he said. On countering illegal logging, he said, “NGOs specifically in Europe have been actively campaigning against people using tropical timber and demanding them to take a responsible attitude to ensure that the timber purchased is not from illegal logging. So there is a huge pressure to try to find ways on improving control in a country like Indonesia where there is a high incidence of illegal logging, making sure that the law is applied. http://redapes.org/news-updates/heart-of-borneo-at-risk-over-illegal-logging/ [...]

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