Protect RI flora

Protect RI flora

From Kompas

I often meet foreign tourists either from Europe, Australia or
Asia, visiting our forests to collect seeds of certain flora. For
example, a Japanese tourist recently went to Pagar Gunung in
Bengkulu to look at the blossoming rafflesia. With the help of a
local villager he also collected seeds and vegetation that
interested him. The Japanese tourist then continued his trip by
land instead of by air from Bengkulu and made a stop at several
places to add to his collection. He then left Indonesia through
another airport.

I do not know whether the government has issued special
regulations on this matter. I am sure that many species are taken
abroad and cultivated in greenhouses. If we do not take special
care of our natural richness many species may be under threat of
extinction. This must become our concern and we must give
particular attention to the conservation of our rare species.

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