Borneo is set aside for the lungs of the world

By Sri Lestari  (Produser) : http://www.bbc.co.uk/ 

Orangutans are endangered species endangered in Borneo.

The government will allocate at least 45% of Kalimantan as the lungs of the world, as an effort to reduce greenhouse gasemissions by 26% in 2020.

Secretary General of the Ministry of Forestry Daryanto explain in a presidential decree signed on January 5, 2012, is a derivativeLaw. 26 of 2007 on spatial planning.

"And for the island of Borneo 45% of the island of Borneo is setas the lungs of the world, the intention is to preserve that land asbiodiversity, wildlife and plants endemic to Borneo, for example,Orangutan, and the development of ecosystem corridors betweenprotected areas," said Hadi .

Hadi added in addition to forest issues, the rules on spatialKalimantan covers energy independence and national energygranary to power, mining and palm oil. Government coordinationis done by the government mentions the four provinces in theisland.

The central government said it would involve the region in the implementation of Presidential Decree No. regulation. 3 of 2012about the Kalimantan Island Land Use Plan.

Later, the central government will coordinate with the governmentsof four provinces in Kalimantan, the West Kalimantan, EastKalimantan, Central Kalimantan and South Kalimantan.

Local involvement

Borneo middle of Regional Government said that in principleapproved the spatial plan for the conservation area, let alone had been involved in the Heart of Borneo program to protect forest areas.

"We never know, so it should be before it is signed by the father ofthe president, Metro was invited to explain if there will be perpres"

"Teras Narang"

However, the Governor of Central Kalimantan, Teras Narang said he did not ever involved in the preparation of a presidential decree on spatial planning is the island of Borneo.

"We never know, so it should be before it is signed by the father ofthe president, Metro was invited to explain if there will be perpres,because it's a matter of principle as well, and if it involves thedistrict, they also must be involved," said Terrace.

The interior of the president mentioned in this regulation will include integration of conservation and protected areasthroughout the province of Central Kalimantan, West Kalimantan,South Kalimantan and East Kalimantan.

Destruction and illegal logging often occurs Conservation

potential for conflict

Observer Mulawarman forestry from the University of East Kalimantan, Yaya Rayadin, said the involvement of local governments is very important because relative to clarify theconservation area and also the economy.

He explained all this potential conflict of interest in the determination of the conservation area occur in a number of areasin Kalimantan.

"There are different concepts for different interests, on the otherconservation areas but also high potential for coal, it is also the potential for conflict is high, as an example of Kutai National Park," said Yaya.

But Yaya mention the concept of integrating the conservation areais the right choice for the preservation of biodiversity are ownedisland of Borneo.

"Most important is the variation of specified areas forconservation, and represent ecosystems in areas such asKalimantan peat swamp and lowland prioritize, because lowlandsare richer in biodiversity," said Yaya.

Government according to Yaya, has been a lot more sets of the highlands as a conservation area such as the Heart of Borneoprogram, whereas the biodiversity in the region less than thelowlands.

According to Yaya, in addition to the determination ofconservation areas and protected forests, the central governmentshould also provide a budget to protect the conservation area,which has been vulnerable to vandalism, such as forest fires,illegal logging and hunting animals.

So far, the budget for security and protection of conservation areas is only about U.S. $ 4 or less than 40,000 per hectare peryear, while the ideal is U.S. $ 50 per hectare per year.