L’exploitation illégale de bois au Cameroun pour le marché domestique engendre la corruption de fonctionnaires qui perçoivent plus de 9,1 millions d’euros de pots-de-vin par an, ont affirmé mardi à Yaoundé des chercheurs d’une organisation scientifique internationale.
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Indonesia Bans Deforestation – Sort Of
Louis Verchot, CIFOR senior scientist at the Center for International Forestry Research, comments on moratorium inpres, “If you want to seriously cut your carbon emissions, protecting peatland is a low-hanging fruit. It is high in carbon density and it has around five to eight times the amount of carbon in its soil as it does in its trees,” Verchot said.”
Moratorium Hutan dan Lahan Gambut
Louis Verchot, peneliti utama untuk perubahan iklim memberikan opini Inpres Moratorium, “Pengurangan emisi dari sektor kehutanan yang signifikan di Indonesia tidak akan terlaksana jika hanya melaJui penanaman pohon, karena untuk mencapai target dibutuhkan penanaman di lahan seluas dua kali totaJ wilayah negara ini.”
Govt ‘bows down’ to planters, forest moratorium ‘means little’
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) praised the decree as a positive development in protecting forests.
Long-awaited decree on deforestation moratorium draws mixed responses from NGOs
Louis Verchot, a CIFOR lead researcher on climate change, comments on the moratorium decree signing, “Efforts to cut the emission should be focused on preserving all remaining forest areas,” he said.
Financing of REDD ‘must steer clear of past mistakes’
Herry Purnomo, CIFOR scientist comments on the importance to set up an effective financial monitoring mechanism before disbursing funds for REDD Plus programs. “The ministry disbursed US$600 million during that period to fund politically favored projects that had little to do with reforestation,” he says.
Inpres Konsesi Hutan Disambut Cukup Positif
Daniel Murdiyarso memberikan komentar terhadap moratorium Inpres sebagai perkembangan positif. “Ini bukan saja kemenangan untuk perubahan iklim, tetapi juga untuk pelestarian keanekaragaman hayati, termasuk orangutan, harimau Sumatera, badak dan spesies langka lainnya, serta perlindungan hak masyarakat yang bergantung pada hutan sehingga diharapkan dapat memperbaiki kehidupan mereka,” tambahnya.
Indonesia’s moratorium disappoints environmentalists
Daniel Murdiyarso comments on Indonesian moratorium on permits for new concessions in primary rainforests and peatlands. He says, “This will see a large area of natural forest protected from being cleared and it will help preserve the country’s carbon-rich peatlands.”