Forests destruction in Lampung

Forests destruction in Lampung

BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: The Lampung provincial office of the
Environmental Waste Management called on new State Minister of
the Environment Nabiel Makarim to give serious attention to
deforestation in the province.

Rachmat Abdullah, chairman of the Environmental Waste
Management office, said Nabiel, known as an environmental
activist, should design a new national program to help preserve
the environment and to stop people from illegaly occupying the
forests.

He called on the central government to allocate part of the
reforestation funds to help repair the deforested areas and to
maintain the protected forest in the province.

He applauded Nabiel's appointment as State Minister of the
Environment because he has spent much of his time in
environmental affairs.