Illegal logging in national park<\/p>\n
As American visitors we just completed our seventh extended
\nstay in Central Kalimantan to see the endangered orangutan in
\nTanjung Puting National Park, my husband and I are saddened by
\nIndonesia's apparent total indifference to the welfare of its
\nforests and unique wildlife.<\/p>\n
Although over the years we have observed the occasional
\nillegal logger sneaking his wares down river in the middle of the
\nnight, we were appalled the other day to count more than 1,000
\nramin logs being brazenly taken from the park in the middle of
\none day. Apparently, this is done with the full cooperation of
\nlocal law enforcement, who chased us down to demand we give them
\nthe film from our cameras. We did not comply.<\/p>\n
What a shame that as Indonesians finally take a stand against
\ngovernment corruption, an unrenewable national treasure is
\nvirtually disappearing to greed and a system unwilling to enforce
\nthe law. Perhaps as humans we do not deserve forests or
\norangutans, but a barren planet unable to sustain life. We are
\nwell on our way to creating one.<\/p>\n
BARBARA JACK SHAW<\/p>\n
Semarang<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/illegal-logging-in-national-park-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }