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        "id": 1380505,
        "msgid": "size-issue-in-forestry-areas-1447893297",
        "date": "1998-06-08 00:00:00",
        "title": "Size issue in forestry areas",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
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        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Size issue in forestry areas JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Forestry and Plantations is mulling the possibility of setting a minimum size for forest concession areas operated by timber companies, a senior official said Friday. Head of the ministry's research and development agency Toga Silitonga said very small concession areas made it unfeasible to manage forests in an environmentally sustainable manner. \"Managing larger area of forests will be more profitable and more economical.",
        "content": "<p>Size issue in forestry areas<\/p>\n<p>JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Forestry and Plantations is<br>\nmulling the possibility of setting a minimum size for forest<br>\nconcession areas operated by timber companies, a senior official<br>\nsaid Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Head of the ministry's research and development agency Toga<br>\nSilitonga said very small concession areas made it unfeasible to<br>\nmanage forests in an environmentally sustainable manner.<\/p>\n<p>\"Managing larger area of forests will be more profitable and<br>\nmore economical. Timber companies have to own large areas which<br>\ncan support their efforts in managing forests in a sustainable<br>\nmanner,\" Toga said.<\/p>\n<p>He said the minimum feasible area would depend on the type of<br>\nthe wood and the concession location, saying that it would be<br>\nbetter if timber concessionaires managed more than 10,000<br>\nhectares.<\/p>\n<p>A study on the issue is expected to be completed by the end of<br>\nthis year. (gis)<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/size-issue-in-forestry-areas-1447893297",
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