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| Environment: Government Response |
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The Indonesian government recognizes the extent of the problems of environmental degradation and has taken steps to
improve the situation.
Regarding forest protection, the government reserved 19 million hectares – about 10% of Indonesia’s total land area - as
parks and reserves, and another 30 million as permanent protection forests. In 1994, the government recognized that the
Transmigration Program was one of the most threatening factors in forest destruction. As a result, the government and the
World Bank jointly launched an initiative to reduce the number of settlers by more than 60%, giving priority to the
protection of the environment and indigenous people.
After the forest fires of 1997 and 1998, the government launched a series of joint projects with Germany, including
Promotion of Sustainable Forest Management in East Kalimantan (SFMP) and Integrated Forest Fire Management.
Concerning maritime pollution, the government has reserved 30 hectares of marine conservation areas to protect the
ecosystem and natural resources.
Despite these efforts to rectify the problems, various impediments block effective implementation of these measures.
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