Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Minister of the Environment: Water Resources Exploitation Permit in Borneo Must Be Controlled

Balikpapan, KOMPAS.com - Three-quarters of the island of Borneo was ready to be exploited , either by the mine , forestry , until the plantation business.
Environment Minister Prof. Dr. Balthasar Kambuaya revealed, exploitation permits in Borneo until 2012 alone has reached 71.6 percent of the province in the island of Borneo . Balthasar revealed the extent of the permission has reached 41.6 million hectares .
"This is one of our challenges in managing the environment in ecoregions of Borneo . We must control permits it , " Balthasar said in the opening discussion of the National Medium Term Development Plan ( RPJMN ) from 2015 to 2019 at the Novotel Hotel in Balikpapan , East Kalimantan , on Wednesday ( 12/03/2014 ) .
The number of permits so much , he says , consists of an area of ​​the mine permit for 16.2 million hectares , 10.7 million hectares of forest concessions , 10 million hectares of oil palm plantations , and some 4.2 million hectares of HTI .
" Same with 72.36 percent of terrestrial Borneo . Not including urban and residential area . Not all ( exploited ) . For any new mining 5,000 acres , " said Balthasar .
Nevertheless, he said , permits or exploitation activities that have taken place have the potential for environmental damage later . "Regarding the pressure on natural resources ( natural resources ) , there is certainly an impact on the environment , " he said .
He said the central government has also issued a Presidential Decree on Spatial Planning Borneo island in which is mentioned the minimum protection of conservation areas and protected areas vegetated by 45 percent of the island of Borneo .
The Ministry also contributed to the realization of this regulation Amant . Chances of better environmental management is still very open in Borneo .
Meanwhile , Head of the Ministry of Environment Management Ecoregion Borneo , Ir Tuti Hendrawati Mintarsih MPPPM claims remain optimistic that the government will be able to maintain 45 percent forest cover area in the island of Borneo .
All interested parties will be involved in it , including firms that have a permit .
Tuti said , wherever companies now require recognition as an environmentally friendly industrialists to be increasingly exist in the industrialized world . Lobbies that will be launched by the government to promote an environmentally friendly approach to this industry .
"The companies that would be happy . They need a good value on the environment . Their value in the stock could go up later , " he said .

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