Forestry consultants warned

Forestry consultants warned

JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo warned that his office would take measures against several forestry consultants if the forestry association could not discipline them.

"Some forestry consultants have manipulated their environmental audits...I expect the Indonesian Association of Forestry Consultants to take action against such consultants," Djamaludin said in a briefing for the association's executives at his office this week.

"If the association cannot discipline its members, I will," he said.

According to regulations, forest concessions are state properties which can be warranted to private investors under a limited period of time and strict regulations. (hdj)