National Park threatened<\/p>\n
From Kompas<\/p>\n
The problem resulting from the construction of the short cut
\nroad from Alas Purwo National Park to Plengkung at Banyuwangi
\nbased on a perfunctory proposal and backed by the \"special
\ntroops\" of a political party, hasn't been settled yet, but the
\nBetiri National Park near Jember, which is adjacent to the first
\nmentioned park, has been damaged.<\/p>\n
The gold mining operations at the 150,000 hectare area
\nincluding the plantation areas surrounding the national park seem
\nto proceed though rejected by many parties.<\/p>\n
The forests are inhabited by many wild animals and the
\nplantations which are the locals' sources of income are now
\nthreatened by human greed. They seem to forget that destroying is
\nvery easy but reforestation takes a long time.<\/p>\n
Surprisingly, the government seems to underestimate the
\nenvironmental problem, allowing protected areas be exploited if
\nexpected to yield money. We worry that the government will allow
\nthe national parks to be exploited one by one, so that eventually
\nIndonesia's wild life vanishes.<\/p>\n
Indonesia's pride, as the third country in the world, after
\nBrazil and Zaire, in terms of its diversities of biological
\nresources, will fade because of Indonesia's rise in the ranking
\nof world's most threatened wild species.<\/p>\n
WENNY S. LESTARI<\/p>\n
Malang, East Java<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/national-park-threatened-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }