Global ecosystem in danger<\/p>\n
The raging fires in Indonesia demonstrate how Southeast Asian
\nnations have devoted huge resources to economic development at
\nthe expense of lifestyle and environmental improvements.<\/p>\n
The region's governments have long accepted that fire is the
\ncheapest way to clear land for cultivation. The two-week blaze
\nthat now menaces the region is believed to have been started by
\nsuch a land-clearing fire.<\/p>\n
In 1995, the Indonesian government prohibited field-burning to
\ncounter the damage it was causing. However, the prohibition has
\nbeen routinely flouted by the people that matter: the timber
\ndealers and farm owners.<\/p>\n
The tropical forests of Southeast Asia, like the Amazonian
\njungles, have long been recognized as a crucial source of oxygen
\nthat needs to be preserved. Destruction of these resources
\nimperils the global ecosystem.<\/p>\n
The forest fires also add an extra hazard because they
\ncontribute to the problems of global warming.<\/p>\n
It is essential that nations join forces to prevent the
\nfurther destruction of natural resources that threatens the
\nglobal environment.<\/p>\n
-- Yomiuri Shimbun, Tokyo<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/global-ecosystem-in-danger-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }