Papuan biodiversity conference ends with commitment to preserving nature

Niken Prathivi, The Jakarta Post , Jayapura, Papua
The International Biodiversity Conference on Sustainable Development closed here Saturday, urging the central government to help Papua preserve its natural environment for sustainable development. organizing committee chief Noak Kapisa said this conference recommends the central government implement an agenda and regulations that support the establishment of conservation forests.
All parties including the government, the private sector and locals must obey the regulations. The conference also recommended Papua become a leading force in reducing harmful emissions over the next seven years by undertaking a conservation project and preserving Papua's unique ecosystem. Papua has been asked to introduce an environmental education project in educational institutions from elementary schools to universities. the recommendations would also be presented to the second UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Copenhagen next month. Around 400 scientists, environmentalists, government officials and residents participated in the four-day conference.

Responding to the five recommendations, Papua Governor Barnabas Suebu said the residents of Papua and the central government must work together to encourage the international society to preserve the environment for the future.

"Let us save Papua, Indonesia and the planet."
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Gubernur papua berupaya dalam melindungi hutan

Dalam mengatasi deforestasi di Papua, o Gubernur Papua, Barnabas Suebu mengatakan bahwa semua pemegang HPH harus mengembangkan fasilitas pengolahan kayu di Papua, seperti larangan ekspor log mentah akan tetap di tempatnya. Mereka harus juga setuju untuk menanam lima pohon untuk setiap satu mereka dipotong. Peraturan sebagai upaya untuk mengontrol karena sedikitnya 7,2 juta meter kubik kayu di Papua dipotong setahun, terus menyusut dengan 42 juta hektar hutan, yang memiliki tingkat keanekaragaman hayati tertinggi di dunia.

Pada akhirnya, Mr Suebu berjanji untuk menyelamatkan hutan papua dan mengelolanya secara berkelanjutan dan menghasilkan uang untuk mengentaskan kemiskinan dan menciptakan kemakmuran bagi seluruh Papua sebagai tujuan dari kebijakan.

The Age/30 Oktober 2009
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