Indonesia lifts ban on logging of natural forests for pulp and paper
mongabay.com
January 22, 2009
Indonesia has reversed a ban on paper and pulp companies from harvesting wood from natural forests, reports the International Tropical Timber Organization in its Tropical Timber Market Report for Jan 1-15.
The decision by the forestry ministry to reverse the ban signals a shortage of wood from forest plantation projects for the pulp and paper industry. Last year plantation companies apparently delayed new plantation projects and over-harvested existing plantations.
The move will add further pressure on Indonesia's natural forests. Indonesia has the world's second highest rate of forest loss after Brazil.
CITATION: mongabay.com (January 22, 2009). Indonesia lifts ban on logging of natural forests for pulp and paper. http://news.mongabay.com/2009/0122-indonesia.html
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