RI, Norway launch $2.2m development program<\/p>\n
Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
The government, in cooperation with Norway, kicked off on
\nTuesday an integrated program aimed at ensuring continued growth
\nwhile at the same satisfying the needs of environmental
\nprotection in Riau province.<\/p>\n
The holistic nature of the program, which allows both
\nindustrial and environmental needs to be taken into account,
\nsolicits the participation of all community levels in the
\nprovince and was launched with the recent regional autonomy
\ninitiative in mind.<\/p>\n
Funded by the Norwegian government, the program also seeks to
\nintroduce conflict-solving mechanisms with a focus on poverty
\nalleviation through community development.<\/p>\n
The five-year program will be guided by an outline already
\ndrafted by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
\n(NORAD) and Indonesia's State Ministry for the Environment.<\/p>\n
The resumption of the program on Tuesday was marked by the
\nsigning of a memorandum of understanding by State Minister of
\nEnvironment Nabiel Makarim and NORAD Director General Tove
\nStrand.<\/p>\n
A total budget of 20 million Norwegian kroners (some US$2.22
\nmillion) will be donated for the program and managed by the
\nDirectorate for Nature Management, which comprises of
\nstakeholders of the project.<\/p>\n
The program comprises three projects:<\/p>\n
Project A seeks to improve natural resource management in and
\naround Bukit Tigapuluh National Park in Inderagiri Hulu district,
\nwhich also involves industries along Inderagiri River.<\/p>\n
Project B is on sustainable environmental management related
\nto the coastal and marine biodiversity in Batam, Rempang, Galang
\nand Bintan islands.<\/p>\n
Project C focuses on capacity building at the local
\nadministration level. It will be the direct responsibility of
\nNabiel's office.<\/p>",
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