'Govt not serious about reforestation'

JAMBI: The government has been accused of lacking commitment to its national reforestation programs.

Although some 4,800 hectares of land across Jambi province were scheduled to be reforested this year under the program, it remains unclear when it would start, Nurdin Hasan, an executive with Bukit Duabelas National Park (TNBD), said on Saturday.

He also argued that seeds used for the planned program would be exotic plants, which according to him, are not suited for reforestation. --JP