Regional soil study workshop opened

BOGOR, West Java: RTM Sutamihardja, special assistant to the minister of environment, yesterday opened a regional training workshop on the impacts of global soil changes.

Twenty-eight scientists from seven Southeast Asian countries are participating in the 10-day event aimed at understanding the close connection of land-use and ecological changes and green house gas emissions.

The participants will present a report on the status of lands in their respective countries and develop proposals on the further study of future changes. (anr)