The Timber Legality Assurance System (TLAS) has been mandatorily implemented since 2009 in Indonesia. It aims to improve forestry governance and trade. With this new policy, illegal logging and illegal timber trade are expected to stop. In December 2018 to February 2019, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF) have seized more than 400 …
Samarinda, July 12, 2019. SPORC Investigators Brigade Section II Samarinda Samarinda, Balai Gakkum LHK Kalimantan Region on Wednesday (07/10/2019) around 9.30 WITA secured 3 illegal logging intellectual actors with the initial N (51) from Nunukan, Y (Y 57) from Balikpapan and RH (56) from Nunukan, in Nunukan Regency, North Kalimantan Province. Investigators set the …
The area of oil palm plantations in Indonesia has now reached 22.2 million hectares (Sawit Watch, 2018) with 30% owned by farmers. The palm oil industry currently has a major contribution to the national economy, with exports of crude palm oil (CPO) reaching 12% of national exports with total production in 2016 reaching 31 …
Samarinda, East Kalimantan. Investigators at the Kalimantan Region Gakkum LHK Kalimantan Region Region II Samarinda, on Friday June 14, 2019 in a joint operation, managed to secure 16 people and the KLM Kartika ship loaded with about 30 M3 of Galam wood from the Apar Bay Nature Reserve area in Selengot Village, Tanjung District …
On this “The Monitor” 12th edition newsletter, we share various information on progress and improvement of forest management in Indonesia.
In last December 2018, the Independent Forest Monitoring Network (IMFN) as one of Indonesia representatives was invited to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) meeting in Bangkok. It was a commemoration of International …
