Jakarta (VNA) - Deforestation in Indonesia has todate been at its lowest level in the recent two decades, with the area of forestlost halved between 2015 and 2021.
According to a report by the World Resources Institute, adecade ago, Indonesia saw its rainforests destroyed at a faster rate than mostother countries. The main reasons behind were taking land for the constructionand expansion of oil palm plantations to produce consumer goods.
The country’s industrialisation of palm oil production has flourished since the1980s. By 2015, 6% of its land area was planted with palm trees.
A reduction in the local deforestation has been attributableto the Indonesian Government’s combination of drastic policy, strict punishmentof violations, and increasing environmental protection activities.
Accordingly, about five years ago, the government issued strictdirectives banning deforestation, which put violating plantations on a"black list", track their activities by satellite, and prohibit cuttingforest trees in nutrient-rich soils, among others./.
According to a report by the World Resources Institute, adecade ago, Indonesia saw its rainforests destroyed at a faster rate than mostother countries. The main reasons behind were taking land for the constructionand expansion of oil palm plantations to produce consumer goods.
The country’s industrialisation of palm oil production has flourished since the1980s. By 2015, 6% of its land area was planted with palm trees.
A reduction in the local deforestation has been attributableto the Indonesian Government’s combination of drastic policy, strict punishmentof violations, and increasing environmental protection activities.
Accordingly, about five years ago, the government issued strictdirectives banning deforestation, which put violating plantations on a"black list", track their activities by satellite, and prohibit cuttingforest trees in nutrient-rich soils, among others./.
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