Indonesia: 3.4 million hectares of palm plantations in high conservation areas

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Environment and Forestry Ministry on Wednesday informed that it has identified 3.4 million hectares of palm oil plantations located within high conservation forest areas in Indonesia. During a public opinion hearing meeting on conservation here on Wednesday, Biodiversity Director at the ministry Indra Exploitasia said that there are three types of protected areas in Indonesia: conservation forests, protected forests, and high conservation forest areas. The ministry uses three reference points for protected area terminology, which includes Law No. 5 of 1990, which describes a conservation area as a nature reserve and a nature conservation area. Next is Law No. 41 of 1999, which divides the functions of forests into conservation forests and protected forests. Finally, Law No. 26 of 2007 divides protected areas into Nature Reserve Areas (KSA) and Nature Conservation Areas (KPA), including protected forests and cultivation areas. Protected ...