tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62158979485278935902024-03-14T11:34:25.212+07:00A Common Vision For Changes In Indonesia's Pulp And Paper IndustryTo ensure that local and indigenous communities’ rights and interests are respected and ecological priorities are protected in fulfilling demand for Indonesian PaperAdmin Pulphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01680280486187459629noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215897948527893590.post-32407128934524947802009-07-03T13:59:00.001+07:002009-07-03T14:02:58.884+07:00Violence and destruction of tropical forests in Indonesia for paperThe paper industry in Indonesia will shy away from violence and rainforest destruction is not reset. Three Indonesian villagers had their resistance to acacia plantations of a subsidiary company of the APRIL Group now pay with his life.<br />Dede Kunaifi reports of the Indonesian environmental organization Kabut, at the invitation of ROBIN WOOD is currently traveling through Germany. Moreover Kunaifi warns that APRIL on the Kampar Peninsula in Sumatra further 45,000 hectares of tropical forests for new plantations destroying - with fatal consequences for small farmers and the natural environment in Indonesia, as well as for the global climate. He appeals to the customers in Europe, to renounce Indonesian paper. Copy paper from APRIL, in Germany from the wholesaler Papierunion under the brand name "Paper One" displaced.<br />Three killed, 16 injured and seven prisoners, that is the sad record of the village in Sumatra Tangun. The people there are fighting for 1,000 hectares of arable land, which is a subsidiary of APRIL (Asian Pacific Resources International Limited) under the nail has cracked. The group responded to the resistance of the village on 28 May 2009 with hostage-taking by his security forces. Because the village residents to these terrorist do not want to be liked, it came on the same day to a confrontation in which three people were killed and others wounded. The group alleges that the man had died from accidents. The Indonesian National Human Rights Commission gives the representation of the group, but no faith.<br />According to Dede Kunaifi Indonesian environmentalists and other circumstantial evidence all pointed out that the villagers were murdered. "Customers in Germany will know how the paper industry of violence against people and environment in our country act," says Dede Kunaifi and asks: "Please refrain from paper from Indonesia."<br />APRIL plans, even in other large areas of Sumatra rainforest destruction. The Kampar peninsula is one of the few remaining wooded areas in Sumatra. Ironically, in their wish Torfwald APRIL destroy 45,000 hectares, so space for more paper to create plantations. The consequences for the climate would be disastrous, because in the meter-thick Torfschichten are huge amounts of carbon stored by the clear cutting as a climate-damaging gas in the atmosphere. Because of this effect, Indonesia is now the world's third largest emitter of carbon dioxide.<br />Given these predatory practices ROBIN WOOD has its own data according to the largest paper merchant, paper Union, since 2002, repeatedly asked, on paper of APRIL may be dispensed with. Papierunion previously denied this and insists always, the pulp for Paper One "comes solely from plantations and not from rainforest destruction. "Given the violence to paper plantations in Indonesia is such a cynical argument. We call Papierunion as well as all other traders on paper, on paper from Indonesia to renounce "said ROBIN WOOD-tropical Speaker Peter Gerhardt.<br /><br />source (german) : <a href="http://www.extremnews.com/nachrichten/natur-und-umwelt/30ab128e843bd73">http://www.extremnews.com/nachrichten/natur-und-umwelt/30ab128e843bd73</a>teddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370137192912321038noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215897948527893590.post-48805229718707422592009-07-03T13:42:00.001+07:002009-07-03T13:57:49.561+07:00PEFC Chain of Custody Certification in IndonesiaPEFC, as an environmental NGO promoting the sustainable management of the world's forest, seeks to clarify questions surrounding the PEFC Chain of Custody certifications in Indonesia.<br />1. There are no PEFC-certified forests in Indonesia as there is no PEFC-endorsed certification system operating in Indonesia that meets the stringent requirements set out by PEFC's International Sustainability Benchmark.<br />Indonesian companies such as APP therefore have not – and cannot – obtain a PEFC certification for its forest management practices in Indonesia.<br />PEFC-certified timber used by companies in Indonesia, which have obtained a PEFC Chain of custody certification certificate, must therefore be procured from PEFC-certified forests elsewhere in the world.<br />2. Certification in the forestry sector involves two separate process that are independent of each other; certification of sustainable forest management practices and Chain of Custody certification.<br />Chain of custody certification is a mechanism for tracing certified material from the forest to the final product. This provides assurances that the product or product line, about which a claim is being made, is linked to a certified forest.<br />Chain of custody certification can be awarded by an independent accredited third party certification body to any company that meets the strict chain of custody requirements set out by PEFC's International Chain of Custody Standard.<br />The correct implementation of the Chain of custody in line with PEFC's International Chain of Custody Standard is independently audited and verified by an accredited certification body. In the case of APP, this certificate was awarded by Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS), a global certification body based in Geneva, Switzerland.<br />3. PEFC provides a transparent, free-of-charge complaint mechanism to ensure that any concerns against any Chain of custody issued and independently audited against PEFC's International Chain of Custody Standard are addressed.<br />PEFC has previously received and supported a formal complaint relating to compliance of PT. INDAH KIAT PULP and PAPER Tbk SERANG MILL and PT. PABRIK KERTAS TJIWI KIMIA against its International Chain of Custody Standard. SGS as the certification body issued a response to the complaint, stating that the operations in question are in compliance with PEFC's International Chain of Custody Standard.<br />4. To ensure the independence, transparency, accountability and credibility of the chain of custody certification process, the standard setter (in this case PEFC International) cannot withdraw a Chain of custody certificate found to be in full compliance with its International Chain of Custody Standard.<br />However, PEFC reserves the right of action against any chain of custody certified company found to be in violation of its chain of custody requirements.<br /><br />source : <a href="http://news.paperindex.com/CompanySpecificNews/PEFC_Chain_of_Custody_Certification_in_Indonesia/">http://news.paperindex.com/CompanySpecificNews/PEFC_Chain_of_Custody_Certification_in_Indonesia/</a>teddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370137192912321038noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215897948527893590.post-78797446070914054422009-03-10T12:36:00.000+07:002009-03-10T12:40:13.750+07:00S. Korean Firm Inks $500m Pulp Deal<p>South Korea’s Korindo Group is planning to invest $500 million in a factory on Kalimantan Island, with the capacity to process 600,000 tons of pulp annually for particle board and paper. The announcement was made by Kim Hoon, Korindo’s executive director, on Thursday.<br />The factory is scheduled to get underway over the next two years, Kim said, after signing a memorandum of understanding between Indonesia and South Korea. The signing was witnessed by the Indonesian Forestry Minister MS Kaban and Chung Kwang-soo, Korea’s minister of forest service.<br />“We will use acacia mangium and eucalyptus as raw materials,” Kim said.<br />Acacia mangium is found in Papua New Guinea, Maluku Province and in Australia. Some varieties can grow to 20 meters in less than a decade. Eucalyptus trees are mainly native to Australia.<br />Korindo is licensed to manage 170,000 hectares of plantation forest, most of it in Kalimantan. The company has already planted 78,000 hectares as raw material, Kim said.<br />He acknowledged that investors faced problems, including the lack of adequate infrastructure and jurisdictional questions between the central government and regional administrations.<br />“It happens that infrastructure in some districts cannot support the industry,” Kim said, adding that some potential investment areas did not have roads.<br />After the MOU signing, Kaban said the ministry had also granted forestry licenses to two other South Korean companies, PT Taiyoung Engreen and PT Inni Joa. He pledged to aid investors seeking to get involved in forestry.<br />“Investment in forestry plantation is large-scale,” he said. “For example investment in sengon [ paraserianthes falcataria , a fast-growing species of wood found in East Java Province] requires about Rp 12 million [$996] a hectare,” Kaban said, adding that ministry support would be required, without elaborating on how assistance would be offered.<br />Aside from supporting the large-scale forestry industry, the ministry is making an inventory of forest areas belonging to local residents, he said.<br />The Ministry of Forestry said Korea has about 564,000 hectares of land for plantation in Indonesia, slated for pulp production and jathropa for biofuels.<br />Indonesia has about 120 million hectares of forest, with 20.5 million hectares converted for other uses, 66.3 million hectares in production forest and 33.5 million in conservation forests.</p><p>source : <a href="http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/business/article/12121.html">http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/business/article/12121.html</a></p>teddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370137192912321038noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215897948527893590.post-75404345544358913412009-01-14T16:02:00.000+07:002009-01-14T16:04:34.907+07:00Paper industries allowed to use wood from natural forests<p class="date">01/10/09 00:48</p><!-- google_ad_section_start -->Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Forestry Ministry will allow pulp and paper industries to use wood from natural forests if supply from timber estates (HTI) is not available due to their development problems in the past two years.<br /><br />"It is not impossible for the policy for pulp and paper industries to use wood from natural forests to be extended," Forestry Minister MS Kaban said here on Friday.<br /><br />The forestry minister had earlier issued a decree banning pulp and paper industries to use wood from natural forests.<br /><br />Based on the decree HTI companies linked with pulp and paper industry are required to finish planting their areas in 2009 by the latest.<br /><br />However, Minister Ka'ban said in the past two years several HTI companies had been suspected of conducting illegal logging and as a result many companies had been afraid of being suspected of doing it making them to delay their planting and industrial forest development activity.<br /><br />"Plants that have to be harvested after six to seven years were cut earlier and as a result stocks of tree stand in the HTI companies are irregular," he said.<br /><br />The minister did not mention time limit for the use of wood from natural forests saying "it depends upon their respective annual plan."<br /><br />In addition to the facility the minister urged the companies to immediately finish planting their areas moreover the illegal logging case has now been dealt with by the police.<br /><br />He reminded that the obligation to conduct timber estate management had to be done six months after the license was given by the latest.<br /><br />For those who are late, the government may revoke their license, he said adding that timber estate planting also had to be done with respect to principles of sustainable forest management.<br /><br />The Forestry Ministry expects until 2009 a total of five million hectares of timber estates could be created. Until the end of 2008 realization of the forest development reached 4.3 millin hectares.<br /><br />At present a total 222 units of timber estate companies have been recorded operating on a 9.807 million hectares of land consisting of 164 companies with a definitive license operating on 7.1 million hectares, 26 units on 2.03 million hectares with a reserve license and the rest 32 units on 300,000 hectares for transmigration programs. (*)<!-- google_ad_section_end --><br /><p class="cprt">COPYRIGHT © 2009</p><p class="cprt">source : http://www.antara.co.id/en/arc/2009/1/10/paper-industries-allowed-to-use-wood-from-natural-forests/</p><p class="cprt"><br /></p>teddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370137192912321038noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215897948527893590.post-66182892336976305992009-01-12T16:20:00.003+07:002009-01-12T16:30:11.031+07:00Riau Forest Tragedy <meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CAcer%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="Street"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="address"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <span style=";font-family:";font-size:11;" >Deforestation which covered by permission to make illegal logging in Riau increasingly widespread. The new cases, 22 months after in uncertainly status, Riau Police Department (Polda Riau) finally stop the investigation of the 13 illegal logging. This fact will be surely that opinion about forest destruction in <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Indonesia</st1:place></st1:country-region> can not be separated from the three elements of society, elite officials, and businessmen. Really?
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<br />After 22 months in uncertainly status, Polda Riau finally stop the investigation of the 13 illegal logging. NGOs make a prepared to claim the justice.
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<br />Surprising news came from the Bumi Lancang Kuning (Riau), Monday, December 22, 2008. Afternoon, on the High Attorney General office of Riau, at <st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on">Sudirman Street</st1:address></st1:street>, in a meet the press together. Riau Regional Police Command issued a letter of Termination Investigation (SP3) on 13 of 14 companies allegedly involved in illegal logging in Riau.
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<br />Brigadier general Hadiatmoko (Head of<span style=""> </span>Riau Regional Police) states that the termination was issued because of various legal requirements are not met. "We do SP3 on 13 companies because of lack of evidence, while the Ministry of the Environment stated there is no evidence destruction, while 13 companies have permission from the MoF (ministry of Forest). Two institutions that are our expert witnesses in the case of 13 companies," said Brigjen a head start serving Riau Regional Police on May 15, 2008.
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<br />Kapolda <span style=""> </span>said that only one company that is a joint company PT Utama Jaya (RUJ) subsidiary PT Indah KIAT Pulp and Paper (IKPP) that does not have permission. "This company will continue penyidikannya us," Kapolda. said
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<br />With terminated investigation on the matter, the Polda Riau will also immediately restore the evidence as one million cubic meters of wood confiscated from illegal logging operations of that. "That does not have excess to the front. The evidence is in accordance with the regulations," Kapolda said.
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<br />As a flashback, in 2007, brigadier general Sutjiptadi as Kapolda at that time incentive to combating of illegal logging, hundreds suspects and thousands of cubic timber forest crime police also be confiscated. In fact, around February 2007 National Office Police also took over the logging case in Riau and set as the <span style=""> </span>14 company is illegal logging.
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<br />Fourteen wood company that is owned by two giant pulp, namely PT Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper (RAPP) and Indah KIAT Pulp and Paper (IKPP). Investigation stopped Polda Riau confess after consultation with the Ministry of Environment and Forestry Depertemen if it does not infringe the company permission and to do environment destruction. and 13 companies of the group is IKPP such as, PT Arara Abadi, PT Bina Duta Laksana (BDL) PT Rimba Mandau Lestari (RML), PT Ruas Utama Jaya.
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<br />In addition to 13 companies in tow, this case also dragged Riau Governor Rusli Zainal and 5 Regent was indicated to signed for permission to discharge for 13 companies of illegal logging. Even the involvement of the Governor of Riau and the Regent that have been submitted by Sutjiptadi at that time as Kapolda Riau, to Combating Corruption Commission (KPK).
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<br />Until this news was revealed, the Head of The Center for information and Law on National <span style=""> </span>General<span style=""> </span>Attorney (Kejaksaan Agung) Jasman Panjaitan still can not give a responses. But, Before, Youth Criminal Prosecutor General Abdul Hakim Ritonga said the receipt of the rejection 13 forestry companies because it is not complete.
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<br />Koran Tempo on<span style=""> </span>December 31, 2008 edition writing, the decision issued SP3 have indeed made after a meeting between head of police, Attorney General, and Riau Governor Rusli Zainal. Rusli, when asked for confirmation, does not disprove. "I only called to present in the meeting that was attended by the Head of Police and the Attorney General," he said. "In that meeting, I told abut the threat of unemployment problem."
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<br />Regardless of that, three NGOs has identified that the irregularity in publishing that SP3. Them. Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW), Walhi, and Telapak, there are suspected conspiracy behind the publishing SP3 cases of illegal logging allegations of 13 timber companies in Riau. Conspiracy allegedly made Kapolda Riau and Riau attorney involving two large companies, namely IKPP and RAPP. "SP3 discharge of 13 timber companies in Riau is a bad precedent for the efforts of law enforcement environment and eradication of illegal logging what ever been campaigned by government. Should be think there are some conspiracy behind the strong to out this SP3," said researcher ICW, Febridiansyah, in a press meet with Indonesian Institute Green in ICW office. <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Jakarta</st1:place></st1:city>, Friday (26/12).
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<br />Head of the Department of Advocacy and Network of the National Executive Walhi M Teguh Surya added, since the beginning of the investigation is has strong indication about law enforcement, the police and prosecutors, would free 13 companies. Evidence, Polda Riau as investigators have been ignoring expert witness from the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB). "The IPB explicitly states have damaged the environment and licensing error, which reinforce the findings Walhi before," he said. From various <span style=""> </span>that anomaly, Unang from Telapak said that it is difficult to ward alleged intervention behind publishing SP3. "Is this related to the strong position RAPP and IKPP? Its hard to say there is no intervention behind the termination of investigation," he said.
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<br />In Riau, Forest Rescue Network of Riau (Jikalahari) expressed deep disappointment for the decision. Chairman Jikalahari Susanto Kurniawan says, as a reporter that case during the Polda Riau Lead of brigadier general (Pol) Sutjiptadi know that Timber Plantation (HTI) companies it has permission. However, the permit is has a problems because basic regent’s issued base on The Minister of Forestry regulated Tax 10.1/2000. In fact, the regent permit issued after the decision to pull out that with the Government Regulation No. 34/2002. " President Instructions also stressed that the turf that has a depth of more than 3 meters compulsory protected. Meanwhile, in Riau, permission HTI concessions that would violate a given in forest area in the turf that has a depth more than 3 meters," Susanto said.</span>
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<br />Jikalahari also suspect that the decision is out because there is intervention and the large companies involved in forest logging in Riau. "We rate the police in this case got a lot of intervention proselytizer by various parties, we see the SP3 and has planned to stopped. And this do by the two big companies (PT RAPP and PT Arara Abadi)," Susanto said.
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<br />He think that scenario have been planned for long by the company, Polda Riau, government, the council. "We see a paper companies such as RAPP during this so incentive to publish everywhere in the media and to lobby to the government, the council, this is a company owned by Sukanto Tanoto (richest people in Indonesia, red) as the effort to expand their HTI. Moreover, RAPP own lack of raw materials and threatening to layoff <span style=""> </span>employees, this is only a games and strategy by PT RAPP, to get the raw materials, "he said.
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<br />That some rarity which strength Jikalahari to claim to the court for that decision. Claim made in the eight regent courts, where companies indicated involved in the illegal logging operations. "We are still coordinating with other organizations to gather evidence to bring to court this case," Susanto said.
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<br />Separately, member of the House of Representatives from Commission III from Riau, Azlaini Agus, also feels surprisingly for the rejection prosecutors to expert testimony from Farm Institue of Bogor (IPB) and <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Gadjah</st1:placename> <st1:placename st="on">Mada</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place> on illegal logging and environmental devastation in Riau. "Why the prosecutor in the case has of double standards. Prosecutor should proceed this case to the court let the judge cut off, said Aziaini who is also a lecturer of law in Riau Islamic University.
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<br />Azlaini suspicious that have scenarios to this SP3. He said not long time before some of timber company in Riau conduct a meeting with Vice President Jusuf Kalla. In that meeting, the PT RAPP will make termination of employment (PHK) of thousands of employees, because of lack of raw materials. In fact, Azlaini added the issue that is not because of raw material, but more on the global crisis.
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<br />"And in meeting some of companies and government agencies with the Governor of Riau has not been this long, the governor also wanted the case of illegal logging is stopped. Yes indeed, if the governor also be involved," Azlaini said.
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<br />He mentions that layoff wave that occurred in the two paper mills in Riau, PT RAPP and PT IKPP, solely from impact of current global crisis, not because of lack of raw materials. "If the shortage of raw materials, it should first since the company was taking steps to layoff their employees. So the threat to lay off by RAPP as the only oppression to the government for that cases of illegal logging stopped. And now that case has stopped. We very disappointed, " Azlaini said.</span></p>
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<br />He said, the public need open information for the pro and contra in this case does not mix between the opinions, advocacy, and a legal basis of publishing SP3. The case also could be a precedent for law enforcement in the run similar operations in other regions.
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<br />For the decision which making by institutions, Head of the Police General of the <st1:place st="on"><st1:placetype st="on">Republic</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename st="on">Indonesia Bambang Hendarso Danuri</st1:placename></st1:place> invite the parties who are not satisfied on the termination of the case to the efforts of law. "SP3 is not a legal process has been completed," Bambang said. "Parties that have not satisfied please submit a claim to the court."
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<br />Separately, Director of PT RAPP Rudi Fajar, expressed gratitude to the brave step of the Polda Riau. With SP3 the decision, said Rudi, RAPP feel relieved. Is not expected soon, one million cubic meters of timber a limited by police line will be used again. We expect raw material that we can immediately take the raw material for production of the factory. We also hope that, after the case ended, appear a legal certainty so that we can work as optimally to back up dropping during this, "said Rudi.
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<br />Chairman of the Association of Forest Region Riau Endro Siswoko suggested, should the government can ease the burden of the Riau timbers which dropped for two years before the decision SP3.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<br />teddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370137192912321038noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215897948527893590.post-15886151694476323782009-01-11T14:24:00.000+07:002009-01-11T14:26:15.926+07:00Soemardi curse of the assault of Dusun Suluk BongkalThursday, 01/01/2009 01:08 WIB<br /><br />JAKARTA - Indonesia's Member DPD (representatives of local councils) from Riau, Soemardi Thaher deplores and condemns the occurrence of cases of assault in the Dusun Suluk Bongkal, Duri, Bengkalis. As a major public servant, Soemardi also deplore the action of the police from Polda Riau against to the citizens village killed up to Suluk Bongkal, Tasik Serai District Pinggir, District, Bengkalis regency.<br /><br />"I regret moving by forced the police that caused the fall of victims," he said Wednesday (31/12) in the building DPR / MPR RI, Jakarta.<br /><br />As known, on Thursday (18/12) and, about 500 members from four Riau Polda police station was evacuation mass of Serikat Tani Riau (STR) that inhabit the land dispute in the KM 42, Dusun Suluk Bongkal, Bengkalis. That Land has been a year since the last set by the status quo by Polda Riau because the conflict between the Dusun Suluk Bongkal with PT Arara Abadi. Caused that attack it, a baby named Putri (2.6 years) died after a fall to the ground when the wells run to save themselves when the police came.<br /><br />Ex PGRI’s Secretary-General (Teachrs Union Of Republik Indonesia) also say, should the police do a survey first before action to STR mass evacuation. That step is done to see if there are members of the relevant rights ulayat or that have the others parties that sponge this case. "Do not all the mass in the village must move from there," he said.<br /><br />In addition to requesting to Pemprov (Riau Government) Pemkab Bengkalis (Regency Government) to dispute the agrarian problem with PT Arara Abadi, and also Soemardi requested to Malay Traditional Agency of Riau (LAMR) to also help solve to the problem . Blow up this case, he said , this is a golden opportunity for LAMR to show their love to people, from during the image which pro-government.<br /><br />"LAMR must be pro active to see directly how customary conditions there. This is the time for LAMR to care to the people. LAMR For as long as this is too preoccupied with ceremonial events to hold the title," he said.<br /><br />As the council ofLAMR, Soemardi Thaher not stay silent. The leaders will try to meet that LAMR be pro-people over this case. LAMR should ask the police responsible if the victim died as a result of the invasion that hundreds of police officers.<br /><br />"Whatever happens LAMR be pro-people. Injustice and hubris that torment the people must be stopped immediately," he said.<br /><br />Source in bahasa : http://proriau.com/berita_selengkapnya.php?idberita=310%20%20&&%20kategori=hukrimteddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370137192912321038noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215897948527893590.post-4763705470344480412009-01-08T15:58:00.001+07:002009-01-09T13:38:39.229+07:00Attitude Statement of SORAK (People's Solidarity for Justice)<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CAcer%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} p {mso-margin-top-alt:auto; margin-right:0cm; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} span.fullpost1 {mso-style-name:fullpost1; mso-hide:none;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--><span class="fullpost1" style="font-size:85%;">Pekanbaru, December </span><span class="fullpost1" style="font-size:85%;">30, </span><span class="fullpost1" style="font-size:85%;">2008</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p></span> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Attitude Statement of SORAK (People's Solidarity for Justice)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Tax: B/PS-SORAK/XII-08/02
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<br />FREE FARMERS DUSUN SULUK BONGKAL, CANCEL LETTER of DISMISSAL INVESTIGATIONS (SP3), FIRED OFF HEAD of RIAU POLICE DEPARTMENT (KAPOLDA RIAU), HEAD of RIAU ATTORNEY (KAJATI) NOW <span style=""> </span>..!
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<br />Greeting Freedom
<br />Attacking to the farmers of Dusun Suluk Bongkal be a murdered to a people movement and be reflection of the rotten government that have been evident in the overt side of capital, with the support by the armed forces to be shielded from the power of the anti-people and protecting assets of foreign-asset wealth of the nation and to exploitation on large-scale above poverty on people. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">
<br />Violence against farmers in the Dusun Suluk Bongkal by local police of Riau have proved their real face without thinking for long to human slaughter, and as a high-interest to the capitalism, the arrogant attitudes of KAPOLDA RIAU make us to extra carefully, because is not possible on the next his arrogant attitude could be trounce all movement of people from all sectors, be it farmers, laborers, the poor of the city and also students. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">
<br />We need to explain the tragedy on<span style=""> </span>December 18, 2008 at 10:00 AM be a mass slaughter which do by the troops Polda Riau Brimob, Samapta, PP Satpol, civilian who paid totally about thousands of people and directly led by Direskrim Polda Riau Kombes. Alex Mandalika, equipped with weapons (stick and firearm) and the water cannon and 2 helicopters who with stranger to drop explosives on citizen’s houses till burn and fired, this event swallow victim died 1 people (daughter aged 2.5 years) who panic when the collision and fall down into the wells, and indicated there are still victims of the soul, a pregnant mother got kick and bleeding, dozens of people injured and exposed to fire staggered, 2 people experiencing serious depression, one of them does not want to eat, ram's his to the wall and doesn't want to open his eyes, 76 people has catch and imprisoned without a clear legal certainty, hundreds of people experiencing trauma and fear and loss of material. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">
<br />This is a serious human rights violations and surprising the world so that broadcast radio Germany preach that amnesty international has issued a statement that the government of Indonesia to immediately investigate the incident on the assault and breach of human rights more than 400 farmers in the Pinggir Sub district.
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<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">National Commission on Human Right (Komnas HAM) has came to that area <span style=""> </span>to see about all rubble of a house burned, confirming that there has been violation of human rights and KAPOLDA Riau must be get a high punishment for this tragic humanity tragedy.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">We need to explains that accusations from PT. Arara Abadi who said that Dusun Suluk Bongkal is an area of Rights control Plantation Forest Industry (HPHTI) PT. Arara Abadi is NOT TRUE, because the administrative Dusun Suluk Bongkal is a legal settlement based on the administrative map of Dusun Suluk Bongkal signed by Regent of Bengkalis on<span style=""> </span>March 12, 2007 which covering 4586 ha (in the Government of Bengkalis District no. 0817-22 0817 -- 31.0618-54 0616 63). That land is obliged to remove from the area of Rights of Forest Plantation Industry (HPHTI) and the company is not entitled to use that land, especially to drive out people with force.
<br />Not enough to do with the slaughter of the farmers, KAPOLDA Riau with the KAJATI Riau back boosted by recent policies that damaged the company's tie up 13 cases of illegal logging, the previous November 2008, Kapolda Riau has issued a statement in the mass media that will not do SP3 (Letters Termination command inspection) against to companies suspected of doing illegal activities of logging or forest. Previously, the replacement of Kapolda Riau Sutjiptadi to Hadiatmoko also with says will soon complete the cases of crimes in Riau forestry not until 100 days since the beginning of the work in the <st1:place st="on"><st1:placetype st="on">province</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename st="on">Riau</st1:placename></st1:place>. But there all only promise which not doing by the KAPOLDA.
<br />There has been damage to forests in Riau where has knowledgeable around year 2005-2006 reached 200,000 hectares. That Damage has triggered the occurrence of a flood that has hurt residents in the nine districts and cities in the <st1:place st="on"><st1:placetype st="on">province</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename st="on">Riau</st1:placename></st1:place>, forest fires and land which resulted in 7,608 children affected by diseases such as respiration in 2005. Not to release the carbon dioxide emissions resulting from deforestation in Riau is 58% from the level of <st1:country-region st="on">Australia</st1:country-region>'s annual emissions, or 39% of the total annual <st1:country-region st="on">UK</st1:country-region> emissions, and higher than the total annual emissions of <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Netherlands</st1:place></st1:country-region>. Locals people enjoy the only area of 0.46 hectares of land / Head of Family (KK) because of the natural wealth in Riau have owned by powers capital.
<br />At least 172,000 hectares FOREST IN RIAU will face destruction from deforestation, because the 13 companies that allegedly committed crimes are on <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">FORESTRY</st1:placename> <st1:placename st="on">NATURAL</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">FOREST</st1:placetype></st1:place> which still good and have HIGH POTENCY OF COMMERCIAL WOOD. Referring to the plan use of Riau (Regulation 10/1994), the area where the thirteenth company to operate in the zone is located to the allotment as a protected area. Worse, thirteenth companies operating in the area of peat land that has an important role in government efforts to control emissions of carbon dioxide from the soil drying and deforestation of peat land.
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<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">This SP3 will be a door opener for the increased intensity of natural forest denudation (deforestation), as well as stimulate the new license-permit for HTI and RKT (Annual Plan) for the license-permit HTI who are on peat land area and the forest area that still productive.
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<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">The Decisions of SP3 HAS BE A GAMBLING SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE FOR THE NAME of COMPANY’s INTERESTS and OWNERS.
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<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Forestry crimes must be combating because it will cause a loss of society and threaten the safety of Riau.
<br />DO ENFORCEMENT LAW FOR SP3 (Letters Termination command inspection) <span style=""> </span>.......!!!!
<br />Caused there is not responsive<span style=""> </span>from the people who sit in the House of Representatives, national both and local levels, to the suffering of the people Riau, We invites the public aware to human rights, get normal life and healthy.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">For that We are People's Solidarity for Justice (SORAK) demanded:
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<br />1. Catching, and bring to court with a high punishment KAPOLDA Riau, FIRED OFF HEAD of RIAU POLICE DEPARTMENT (KAPOLDA RIAU), HEAD of RIAU ATTORNEY (KAJATI) for Mass slaughter Farmers Dusun Suluk Bongkal Unplug freezing 13 cases of illegal loging company.
<br />2. Free 76 farmers Dusun Suluk Bongkal NOW ..!
<br />3. Immediately bring to court all forestry crimes who directly or indirectly have riau torment people, including the right to request and questioned the Sinarmas and APRIL for damage on the forest extraordinary in <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Indonesia</st1:place></st1:country-region> specially in riau.
<br />4. Return the land to the people, Go out<span style=""> </span>PT. Arara Abadi now, because it has grab people's land and manipulate<span style=""> </span>for slaughter farmers in Dusun Suluk Bongkal.
<br />5. Immediately the moratorium (pause) deforestation to take the distance that can be done clear and improving governance through the forest inventory and verification of the license in the province of land-based riau.
<br />6. Pull all the police forces from the conflict area, STOP intimidation against farmers and safely return the situation to the public.
<br />7. Especially for the Ministry of Forestry, the Ministry of Finance, and the National Development Planning Agency To Conduct Audit Immediately comprehensive Against Paper Industry (Pulp and Paper) Existing general in <st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">Indonesia</st1:country-region></st1:place> and specially in Riau .
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<br /><span class="fullpost1">Sukarelawan Perjuangan Rakyat Untuk Pembebasan Tanah Air(SPARTAN), Syarikat Hijau Indonesia(SHI), Wahana Lingkungan Hidup(WALHI), Kontras, Liga Mahasiswa Nasional Untuk Demokrasi(LMND), Konsorsium Pembaruan Agraria(KPA), Front Nasional Perjuangan Buruh Indonesia(FNPBI), Serikat Rakyat Miskin Indonesia(SRMI), Serikat Tani Riau(STR), Serikat Pengacara Rakyat(SPR), Kantor Bantuan Hukum(KBH) Riau, LBH-YPBHI Pekanbaru, Jaringan Rakyat Penyelamat Hutan Riau(JIKALAHARI), Kelompok Advokasi Riau(KAR), Ikatan Pelajar Mahasiswa Ke. Bengkalis(INPERALIS) Pekanbaru, Serikat Mahasiswa Riau(SEMAR), Serikat Pedagang Kaki Lima Pekanbaru(SPKLP), Himpunan Mahasiswa Islam-Majelis Penyelamat Organisasi(HMI-MPO), BRIGADE, ISMAHI, IBMTR, HIMAKRI, HIMAWAN, HIMAPI, HMD Rohil, BAMPER, BEM FISIPOL UIR, BEM Hukum UIR, BEM AMIK Riau, SJARI, KABUT RIAU, KPA EMC2,HMJ Kriminologi UIR, HMJ IP UIR</span></span>teddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370137192912321038noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215897948527893590.post-51709188642996454072009-01-08T13:23:00.000+07:002009-01-08T13:25:13.541+07:00Polda Riau (Riau Police Departement) to Dismissal Investigations (SP3) Case of 13 Illegal Looging CompanyDecember 23, 2008<br />PEKANBARU - Investigations Case for nearly 2 years to 13 companies in Riau which indicated involved the illegal logging is stopped. This is caused Polda Riau and Riau Attorney (Kejati) issued a letter to Dismissal Investigation (SP3).<br /><br />According to the Polda Riau, the decision to stop the investigation of 13 companies, because the government did not have enough evidence beside the document of investigatios has repeatedly to be the prosecutor, but they give back to the police.<br /><br />Before, this case has dragged previous 14 woods companies which owned by two giant pulp companies, namely PT Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper (RAPP) and PT. Indah KIAT Pulp and Paper (IKPP). Stopped the investigation after consultation with the Ministry of Environment and Forestry Depertement if that’s all company does not violate of permits and environmental destructions.<br /><br />All 13 company's group on PT. IKPP such as PT Arara Abadi, PT Bina Duta Laksana (BDL) PT Rimba Mandau Lestari (RML), PT Ruas Utama Jaya.<br /><br />Meanwhile, mainstay of PT Riau Pulp and paper, such as PT Madukoro, PT Merbau Pelalawan Lestari (MPL), PT Nusa Prima Manunggal (NPM), PT Bukit Indah Batubuh Sei (BBSI), PT Citra Sumber Sejahtera (CSS), and PT Mitra Kembang Selaras (MKS),<br /><br />"We do SP3 on 13 comapnies because thay has lees of evidence,and while the Ministry of the Environment stated there is no evidence of destructions, while 13 companies from the Forestry Departement has the legal permission. The two institutions are our expert witnesses in the case of 13 companies," said Head office of Police Departement of Riau (Kapolda) Brigjen Hadiatmoko.<br /><br />Kapolda explained that one company joint company of PT IKPP which named PT Utama Jaya (RUJ) that does not have permission. "For this company we will continue the investigations," Kapolda said.<br /><br />Meanwhile, at the same time, Attorney General Head of Riau, Suroso said that element of verification in the case 13 companies’s tools cases they has of weak evidence. "All Evidence is not strong, It can be stop (SP3)," said Suroso.<br /><br />In 2007 when Sutjiptadi as Riau Kapolda at the time incentive to do combating of illegal logging, hundreds of suspects and thousands cubic of timber forest crime confiscated by the police. In fact, around February 2007 National Police Departement also took over the case of illegal logging in Riau and set 14 companies as suspicious.teddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370137192912321038noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215897948527893590.post-85522182242605987082009-01-07T17:59:00.000+07:002009-01-07T18:01:29.932+07:00Farmers Agrarian Conflict Riau Vs PT Arara Abadi, Causes the Victims of Life <meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CAcer%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} span.fullpost {mso-style-name:fullpost;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">One case involves a conflict of Agrarian Dispute with farmers and police in the other hand, occur again in the Bengkalis district Riau, with the only clear case to extend the list of Agrarian conflict in the country. The case occurred on<span style=""> </span>December 18, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">An incident <span style=""> </span>was the trigger when more than 500 troops Mobile Brigade of<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>Riau Police Departement (Polda Riau) with Samapta <span style=""> </span>troops and police armed of Bengkalis Resort using stick , fire Weapon and equipped with Water canon pushed <span style=""> </span>enter the settlement residents. Association officials are directly Lead by Direskrim Polda Riau Kombes Alex Mandalika, perform operations in the form of action to ejectment Of Dusun Suluk Bongkal, as village residents are deemed to annexation of the area HPHTI (Rights control Plantation Forest Industry) of PT. Arara Abadi (APP Groups)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">For that action all villager trying to defend themselves by blocking roads access into the village. Other efforts in the form of negotiations with the police who also served in the conducted by the local community leaders, Negotiations that led directly by the head of Dusun Suluk Bongkal, and the Khalifah Ismail and side <span style=""> </span>by lead of STR (Riau Farmer Asociation) <span style=""> </span>Riza Zuhelmi in the aim to ask the basic letter the operation in pursuit of the police action in this village. Because according to the source what we get from citizens, that Dusun Suluk Bongkal based on the administrative map of 4856 in the Ha sign by Regent of <span style=""> </span>Bengkalis 12 March 2007 is legal as in a sheet Pemda Bengkalis by No. 0817-22-0817-31.0618-54 0616 63.
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<br />However, police there answers, "We just do mandate.." Get answers that are less satisfactory that the residents called on police not to take repressive action against to the villager of Dusun Suluk Bongkal. Therefore, contrary to the law, First Command No official letter from the police departement and the second, there is no decision of the court issued the execution.
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<br />Finally hose around it and then at 11:30 the police try to cut back rows of the mother and mother-child who stand in the way of entry. The clash can not be avoided, in the incident that took Lead of STR Riza Zuhelmy enter by force to a police car. But Finally Riza successfully delivered later in the evacuation to the village.
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<br />Seeing that police repression is also more brutally with the beat, kick and shoot demontran by rubber bullet and tear gas towards citizens, the police also to arrest the mothers, so all villagers being mess, at least 2 people affected by stroke. Brutally action by officer, not just stop there until the police to send a helicopter to search people who get run to the forest. Police conducted a search with a helicopter taking action with arogan throw explosives at the top of the home residents are torn loud explosion and followed with fire going burn resident’s home. In the event that has also been the victim died 1 people (child girls, age 2 years)
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<br />Until this news we revealed on Monday 22 December 2008 the effort does not stop the struggle of farmers in demanding justice. Dusun Suluk Bongkal residents Riau also bring this case to the Komnas HAM (National Commission of Human Rights) in <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Jakarta</st1:place></st1:city>. The response of the Komnas HAM represent by the Vice Chairman of the Komnas HAM Ridha Saleh says, "We will soon undertake in the field and will take steps to ask the Police Departement of RIAU especially in the handling of Agrarian cases not to do with repressive ways," he said. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Source in Indonesian text:<span style=""> </span><span class="fullpost">http://www.kpa.or.id/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=202&Itemid=39</span></span>teddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370137192912321038noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215897948527893590.post-83684426344184238712008-05-29T18:39:00.002+07:002008-12-09T14:35:51.959+07:00Projection Of National Land Use planning at 7 Province<p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_94HTyZ71uIo/SD50nn-gAUI/AAAAAAAAAIM/tgrHtrczqRk/s1600/Sumatra+Utara.jpg"><img alt="Proyeksi RTWN Terhadap Provinsi Sumatra Utara" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_94HTyZ71uIo/SD50nn-gAUI/AAAAAAAAAIM/tgrHtrczqRk/s1600/Sumatra+Utara.jpg" border="1" width="260" height="200"></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_94HTyZ71uIo/SD58N3-gAVI/AAAAAAAAAIU/JEFg5dsd21E/s1600/Riau.jpg"><img alt="Proyeksi RTWN Terhadap Provinsi Riau" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_94HTyZ71uIo/SD58N3-gAVI/AAAAAAAAAIU/JEFg5dsd21E/s1600/Riau.jpg" border="1" width="257" height="200"></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_94HTyZ71uIo/SD5_On-gAWI/AAAAAAAAAIc/0E0Szm_mBGo/s1600/Jambi.jpg"><img alt="Proyeksi RTWN Terhadap Provinsi Jambi" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_94HTyZ71uIo/SD5_On-gAWI/AAAAAAAAAIc/0E0Szm_mBGo/s1600/Jambi.jpg" border="1" width="262" height="200"></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_94HTyZ71uIo/SD6BsX-gAXI/AAAAAAAAAIk/uYnHlPfmlyQ/s1600/Sumatra+Selatan.jpg"><img alt="Proyeksi RTWN Terhadap Provinsi Sumatra Selatan" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_94HTyZ71uIo/SD6BsX-gAXI/AAAAAAAAAIk/uYnHlPfmlyQ/s1600/Sumatra+Selatan.jpg" border="1" width="257" height="200"></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_94HTyZ71uIo/SD6HUn-gAYI/AAAAAAAAAIs/LHtZ_2yU0F8/s1600/Kalimantan+Tengah.jpg"><img alt="Proyeksi RTWN Terhadap Provinsi Kalimantan Tengah" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_94HTyZ71uIo/SD6HUn-gAYI/AAAAAAAAAIs/LHtZ_2yU0F8/s1600/Kalimantan+Tengah.jpg" border="1" width="260" height="200"></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_94HTyZ71uIo/SD6Jgn-gAZI/AAAAAAAAAI0/EUOpbdaOeTo/s1600/Kalimantan+Selatan.jpg"><img alt="Proyeksi RTWN Terhadap Provinsi Kalimantan Selatan" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_94HTyZ71uIo/SD6Jgn-gAZI/AAAAAAAAAI0/EUOpbdaOeTo/s1600/Kalimantan+Selatan.jpg" border="1" width="257" height="200"></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_94HTyZ71uIo/SD6MR3-gAaI/AAAAAAAAAI8/dCTsJGEs3ko/s1600-h/Kalimantan+Timur.jpg"><img alt="Proyeksi RTWN Terhadap Provinsi Kalimantan Timur" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_94HTyZ71uIo/SD6MR3-gAaI/AAAAAAAAAI8/dCTsJGEs3ko/s1600/Kalimantan+Timur.jpg" border="1" width="262" height="200"></a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215897948527893590.post-51352361865337162072008-03-27T15:59:00.002+07:002008-03-28T19:30:36.222+07:00U.S. firm to invest $4 bln in Indonesian pulp factory<p style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia" align="justify"><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 /><st1:city st="on">JAKARTA</st1:city>, March 24 (Xinhua) -- U.S.-based paper and pulp company International Paper plans to invest more than 4 billion U.S. dollars in a pulp factory and industrial forest in <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Indonesia</st1:place></st1:country-region>, local press said Monday. </p><p style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia" align="justify">The pulp factory will have the capacity to produce 1.5 million tons of pulp per year, supported by a 500,000-hectare plantation forest, reported major newspaper The Jakarta Post. </p><p style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia" align="justify"><st1:place st="on">Central Kalimantan</st1:place> and Papua provinces had been chosen as the investment locations despite a lack of supporting infrastructure because no similar businesses operated there, the newspaper said, quoting a senior official with the Forestry Ministry. </p><p style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia" align="justify">International Paper is currently rated among the three largest pulp and paper producers in the world. They operate two factories in <st1:country-region st="on">Brazil</st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region>. </p><p style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia" align="justify">The company chose <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Indonesia</st1:place></st1:country-region> for its business expansion after conducting a six-month feasibility survey in a number of Asian countries, said Hadi S. Pasaribu, director general for forest product management. </p><p style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia" align="justify">Hadi said he had requested International Paper follow Indonesian investment regulations by establishing a local company here. </p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:12;"><st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Indonesia</st1:place></st1:country-region> has 84 integrated pulp and paper mills, with a total production capacity of 6.5 million tons.<br /><br /><br /></p></span>teddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370137192912321038noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215897948527893590.post-71975018980345167692008-02-26T17:37:00.004+07:002008-03-11T21:06:09.421+07:00Investor Burdened by Customary Rights for land and Bureaucracy<p class="MsoNormal" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify" align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black;">JAYAPURA- General Director of </span><span style="color:black;">Badan Pengurus Daerah (BPD) Himpunan Pengusahan Muda Indonesia (HIPMI / </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black;">Association Of Young Entrepreneur Indonesia) Papua, Andi Rukman Nurdin, sayd that if there is one big invesment enters Papua, thus its impact will become multieffects to other efforts which is able to move forward the economics to The New Papua.<?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%" align="justify"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black;"><span style="font-family:arial;">"Bring investor in to an area is not easy to, but if there is 1 investor start to have masterpiece in an area, as the result will become consideration for the other investor step into its area,” he said to journalist before opened plenary meeting of BPD HIPMI Papua, in Swiss Papua belHotel, Sunday (27/1), evening. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><h3 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%" align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal;color:black;" > <span style="font-size:100%;">According to him, 3 years ago, BPD HIPMI Papua invited 14 investors to Papua to give contribution for the economics development of Papua, but just about 6 months, they who among other things : Samporna Group and Bentol Group did not continue their invesment in Papua</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal;font-size:100%;color:black;" >.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></span></h3><p class="MsoNormal" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%" align="justify"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black;"><span style="font-family:arial;">He said that, the obstacles that were faced by the investors at that moment so that didn’t continue their investment in Papua, isn’t far differ from some investors who will come into Papua in this time. "They have the same obstacles with the formerly.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify" align="justify"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black;"><span style="font-family:arial;">He pronounced that some investors’ obstacles come into Papua which the most difficult passed by is customary right for land and bureaucracy. Nevertheless, concerning customary rights for land, in this time is compiling about its perdasi and perdasus. so that will be expected have earned to be ratified soon. Thereby can give clarity and define which restriction must be conducted by the investors to have invesment in Papua.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify" align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal;color:black;" >Questioning plenary meeting of BDP HIPMI Papua, that the mentioned conducted to terminate his tenure after 3 years led BDP HIPMI Papua, by gives opportunity to the other cadres of BPD HIPMI Papua to continue in moving forward the real sector efforts in Papua, so that the economics in Papua will not depend on government projects</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal">.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%" align="justify"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black;"><span style="font-family:arial;">He expressed, since his action in Papua, 1983 BPD HIPMI Papua until 2008 have owned 20 branches in Papua Province and have replaced their management until 8 times by turns, where 1 period takes place during 3 year. " Actually my tenure ended on November 24<sup>th</sup>, 2007 but I was given 3 months’ grace until the new official member,” he explained. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%" align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span lang="EN-GB">For that, as have done by leaders of previous BPD HIPMI Papua, so candidates who have been specified verbally, that is Max R. Krey, Syahril Hasan, Lutfi Arisandi and of bahlil LHD, have to do road show to some regions before election started, because they who'll determine Head Leader of BPD HIPMI Papua are they who live in that regions</span><span lang="EN-GB">.</span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span lang="EN-GB"><br /><br /></span><span lang="EN-GB">However, it’s expected by Andi Rukman Nurdin, any person who will be chosen become Head Leader of BPD HIPMI Papua have to be supported, and specially to whom it may concern to remains cooperate with the others in the efforts of developing Papua through BPD HIPMI Papua which cooperate with other elements either they who lives in or outside Papua.(api</span><span lang="EN-GB">)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>Wiwidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124421960605294807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215897948527893590.post-92076960634981116882008-02-26T17:28:00.004+07:002015-03-25T11:08:42.032+07:00LEI : JIKALAHARI EXCLAMATION TO CERTIFICATION OF PT RAPP AS POSITIVE SUGGESTIONS<div align="justify" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Bogor, 18/1 (ANTARA) – Ecolable Indonesian Institute (Lembaga Ekolabel Indonesia /LEI) assessed the exclamation from coalition of Riau NGOs to <span style="font-size: +0;"></span>reconsider certification process PT RAPP Pelalawan sector extent of the plain 75.640 ha width as a positive suggestions.<br /><br />"The exclamation coalition of Riau NGOs which was conveyed on January 15<sup>th</sup>, 2008 is a positive thing to carried out certification process credibly and transparently in Indonesia.” Said Head of Majelis Perwalian Anggota (MPA) LEI, Dr. Ir. Hariadi Kartodihardjo. That statement was conveyed by Hariadi in Bogor, on Friday, as a official response of coalition of Riau NGOs’ press conference which united in Jikalahari (Jaringan Kerja Penyelamat Hutan Riau), that appealed on <span style="font-size: +0;"></span>January 15<sup>th</sup>, 2008 in Riau.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">LEI is<span style="font-size: +0;"> </span>an accreditation certification independent organization which develops management sustainable forest plantations system (PTHL) in Indonesia.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Jikalahari consists of Wahana Lingkungan Hidup (Walhi) Riau, NGO Riau Mandiri, NGO Mitra Insani, Kelompok Advokasi Riau (KAR), NGO Kabut Riau, PPR (Partai Persyerikatan Rakyat) dan Perkumpulan Elang.<br /><br />Susanto Kurniawan, coordinator of Jikalahari on the conference appealed LEI to reconsider the certification process PT RAPP Pelalawan Sector (SK Menhut No. 356/KPTS-II/ 1997) extent of the plain is 75.640 ha.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Due to the legal aspects about land certainty which is still not clearly yet. Industrial Forest Plantations Areas (HTI) belongs to PT RAPP Sector of Pelalawan for the width of 75.640 hectare have been ratified definitively by Minister Forestry base on Ministrial Forestry Decree No. 356 / Menhut-II/ 2004. If previously width of HTI PT RAPP areas only 159.500 hectare, consequently this Decision letter, specified HTI PT RAPP for the width of 235.140 of hektar. Coalition of Riau NGOs assessed that condition is very impossible to keep executes the certification process, and if it remain to be executed through PT Mutu Agung Lestari ( MAL), is the same meaning with justified illegal act PT RAPP Pelalawan’s sector, so that credibility of LEI will be questioned.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">According to this thing therefore Coalition of Riau NGOs urge LEI on discontinue cerification process of PT RAPP Pelalawan sector beforehand to ascertain problems of lands status and permits of PT RAPP Pelalawan sector‘s areas ( SK 356 / KPTS-II/ 2004</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">).</span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Hariadi said, </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">existences of certification process precisely open public chance to watch performance management of forests, and exclamation of Riau NGOs represented input to certification institute which certificated PT RAPP. He explained, PT RAPP Pelalawan sector is experiencing assessment to early stage of certification in phases PTHL LEI nowadays which has been being conducted by certification Institute which was accreditated by LEI is PT Mutu Agung Lestari (MAL). On this stage Certification Institute do the first survey and public consultancy to get information hit the condition of PT RAPP at this moment. He admitted that problem of PT RAPP Pelalawan sector ( SK Menhut No. 356/ KPTS-II/ 2004) was caused also by uncertainty of applicable law.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-size: +0;"></span>" Equal to certification FSC system (Forest Stewardship Council) Principal No. 1, system of LEI related at applicable law and regulations but when regulation and applicable law overlap, LEI system can open agreement room among related parties to realize the rule of law, so that isn’t tend to Local government side or Forestry Department," said the expert forestry from Agriculture Institute in Bogor (IPB)</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">FSC has founded by various delegation of organizations like environmental organization, entrepreneur circle dabbling in timber trade, professional expert of forestry, local society and certification institutes from 25 states in 1993.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">FSC have a part as accreditation’s institute which has symbol that also used as lable to indicate that a forest’s products come from areal which have been managed well (well<span style="font-size: +0;"> </span>managed forest).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">The same thing with FSC, <span style="font-size: +0;"></span>Lembaga Ekolabel Indonesia ( LEI) which is on 1998 officially stand up as institution, also have a part as accreditation institute since 2000.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">After developed certification system, LEI had been developing and maintain relations among them with FSC, <span style="font-size: +0;"></span>industry and commerce associations in importer states and </span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Buyers Group of Certified Wood Products which sponsored by WWF in various states</span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"> <span lang="EN-GB">to obtain confession in international market.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">The Effort to obtain international confession, especially in its connection with FSC, have yielded the signing a Memorandum of Understanding between LEI and of FSC on September 3<sup>th</sup> 1999, where FSC agreed certification institutes which has accreditated by FSC operating in Indonesia will use standard of forest certification which have been developed by LEI.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Meanwhile, Executive Director of LEI, Taufiq Alimi sees there are two important matter want to be submitted by Coalition of Riau NGOs and require to get serious attention by certification Institute, that is conversion to lands which ought to protected and activity of lands conversion although definitive permit has not been issued by Forestry Department yet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-size: +0;"></span>"We goodly accepted exclamation from JIKALAHARI as suggestion. LEI convince of that land conversion of forest must not be done in protected areas, and at the same time have asked PT MAL to checking carefully existences and authenticity of permits which become the basis for operation of PT RAPP," he said. He explained that an area ought to protected for many reasons such as it residence at above 3000 metres height ( mdpl), own sloping land more than 40 degree, becoming endemic animal habitat, becoming cultural heritage (for example becoming custom dwelling area, or was expressed sakral by custom community), represents drainage river, own deep peat and because miscellaneous others which is condition become must be protected areas</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">He asks all related parties to execute fair exploiting and everlasting in Indonesia to exploit LEI certification.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-size: +0;"></span>"If there any party which is feel that real management unit inappropriate to to get certificate from LEI, thus LEI open wide chance through the team who dropped by<span style="font-size: +0;"> </span>certification institute and through LEI observer which also go down to field in each process of certification. The LEI is all constituent properties, so that all parties can and have to give input in each certification process " he <span style="font-size: +0;"></span>said. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Furthermore Accredit and LEI Certification Manager, Daru Asycarya enhance, in certification phases, an unit of forestry management assessed in some assessment step.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-size: +0;"></span>"certificate of Ecolable will only be given if management unit have passed all assessment steps and <span style="font-size: +0;"></span>have expressed its passed at the final assessment of certification " he added. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">According to him, before the passed statement issued, the result of each assessment phase, even can be exploited in business communications, it will not prove that pertinent management unit have managed its forest fairly and sustainable.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Wiwidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124421960605294807noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215897948527893590.post-7900310549069513812008-02-26T17:17:00.002+07:002008-03-11T19:02:40.547+07:00Press Conferenced by Riau’s NGO<h3 align="justify"><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';color:black;"><a href="http://pulp-dan-kertas-indonesia.blogspot.com/2008/01/lei-imbauan-jikalahari-atas-sertifikasi.html"><span style="font-size:100%;">Press Conferenced by Riau’s NGO <?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></span></a></span></h3><h3 align="justify"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:100%;color:black;" >JIKALAHARI (Jaringan Kerja Penyelamat Hutan Riau), Wahana Lingkungan Hidup (Walhi) Riau, Riau Mandiri NGO, Mitra Insani NGO, Kelompok Advokasi Riau (KAR), Kabut Riau NGO, PPR (Partai Persyerikatan Rakyat) dan Perkumpulan Elang appealed Certification Institute / LEI to cancelled in phase certification processes in Exploiting Everlasting Forest Plantations (PHTL) of PT RAPP Pelalawan sector (SK Menhut No.356/KPTS-II/2004).</span><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:100%;color:black;"><br /></h3></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';"></span><h3 align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';">Pekanbaru, Coalition NGOs’ of Riau <span style="color:black;">exclaimed Certification Institute /</span>LEI<span style="color:black;"> to reconsider certification process of PT RAPP Pelalawan sector (</span>SK Menhut No. 356/KPTS-II/1997) <span style="color:black;">extent of the plain 75.640 ha width in as much as</span> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';color:black;">the legal aspects about land certainty which is still not clearly yet. Industrial Forest Plantations Areas (HTI) belongs to PT RAPP Sector of Pelalawan for the width of 75.640 hectare have been ratified definitively by Minister Forestry base on Ministrial Forestry Decree No. 356 / Menhut-II/ 2004. If previously width of HTI PT RAPP areas only 159.500 hectare, consequently this Decision letter, specified HTI PT RAPP for the width of 235.140 of hektar.<o:p></o:p></span></span></h3><p class="MsoNormal" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify" align="justify"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:85%;color:black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify" align="justify"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';color:black;">Based on</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;color:black;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';color:black;">Image of Landsat 2007, area of HTI PT. RAPP Pelalawan Sector have been converted till 65.218 ha or about 80% from totalizeing areas. Where conversion begun since 2000 about 6.458 ha, mounting sharply year 2001-2002 for the width of 54,218 ha, 2003-2007 for the width of 3.924 hectare. "Permits was issued by Minister of Forestry at 2004, while according to field finding fact that conversion have been executed long beforehand" explained Susanto Kurniawan, Coordinator of Jikalahari</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';color:black;">.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';color:black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';"><p class="MsoNormal" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify" align="justify"><br /></span><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';">Johny S. Mundung, The Director of WALHI Riau mentioned, </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';color:black;">" Concession of PT RAPP in sector of Pelalawan almost entirety (38.877 hectare of its areas) are inside protected area according to plan of Riau Planology /RTRWP 1994" furthermore Raflis, Yayasan Kabut Riau, added that " the overall condition of HTI PT RAPP areal are deep peatlands which is more than 3 metres and according to Precidential Decree (Kepres) No. 32 / 1990 must be protected.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';color:black;" >According to Technical Document of LEI-04 Assessed (Scale Intensity) Indicators of PHTL , Lands Certainty as forest Plantations is areal status of management unit to Utilization of Land (Utilization Forest / TGH, Plan of Province’s Regional Planology /RTRWP. On the other hand HTI PT. RAPP Sector of Pelalawan inside Covert Area pursuant to RTRWP Riau 1994, though according to Ministrial Decree Forestry No : 21/Kpts-II/2001 About Criterion And Standard Permission about Utilizing Effort Result of Forest Plantations from Production Forest, January 31<sup>th</sup>, 2001, Criterion and Standard Permission to Utilizing Effort Result of Forest Plantations at Production Forest according to Utilization Forest (RTRWP)</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';color:black;" >.</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';" ><o:p></o:p></span></span></h3><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';"><p class="MsoNormal" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify" align="justify"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';color:black;">Furthermore in Technical Document of LEI-04 Assessed (in Intensity Scale) the Indicators of PHTL mentioned , Lands Certainty as forest Plantations is the Existence of certainty guarantee for areal juridically and also minimize conflicts usage of areal in the future, because of that, every distorting of forest functions either because of arrangement changes and lands utilization have to immediately confirmed / to be re-specified. Boundary is one of the signals which giving a message that areal exsisted inside have been encumbered by certain function and rights. Coalition of Riau NGO compromised about Condition that has happened as HTI PT. RAPP Sector of Pelalawan, definitely specified as HTI on October 1<sup>st</sup>, 2004 trough Minister Forestry Decree No. 356/Menhut-II/2004 and PT RAPP sector of Pelalawan have conducted conversions to natural forest at HTI areas before owning definitely permits.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify" align="justify"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';">The Coalition assessed that the condition is very impossible to keep executes the certification process to PT RAPP sector of Pelalawan and if it remains to be executed through PT Mutu Agung Lestari ( MAL), is the same meaning with justified illegal act PT RAPP Pelalawan’s sector. Moreover that LEI’s credibility will be questioned. According to this things, the Riau Coalition urge institute of to ekolabel discontinue process of serifikasi PT RAPP sector of Pelalawan beforehand to ascertain problems of farm status and permit of area of PT RAPP sector of Pelalawan ( SK 356/KPTS-II/2004).</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';color:black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Wiwidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124421960605294807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215897948527893590.post-91980464267548397232008-01-23T12:38:00.000+07:002008-01-29T15:57:59.753+07:00Discussion about Pulp and Paper in Pekanbaru<p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">On Tuesday, January 3<sup>rd</sup> 2008 Kabut Riau Foundation organized a discussion about pulp & paper companies in Riau Province at KBH Riau’s office. The meeting attended by 3 NGO networks (Jikalahari, Walhi Riau and Forum Komunikasi Daerah LEI), and 3 community organizations (Sentra Gerakan Rakyat, Serikat Tani Riau, Aliansi Masyarakat Adat Riau) and also some NGO which is concentrate in pulp & paper issues like: Kabut Riau Foundation, Mitra Insani Foundation, Alam Sumatera Foundation, Perkumpulan Sialang, Kelompok Advokasi Riau, KPA EMC<sup>2</sup>, Perkumpulan Hakiki, Scale Up, Tesso Nilo National Park Foundation (TNTN), Lembaga Bantuan Hukum (LBH) Pekanbaru and Kudapan.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><b>The Discussion’s Results</b>:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">The complications appeared in Riau about Pulp &Paper Industries are:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><b>Law Enforcement<?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">All year along 2007, as we knew that police department in this case, especially POLDA Riau is processing some involvement indication pulp &paper companies in illegal logging cases which is usually do by small branch companies as factory’s basic commodities supplier.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Also we knew that handling of law process emerged some different perception between Police Department and Forestry Department and also in DPR RI level, like between some commissions who handle this case.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">On interval the different perceptions, the companies also played its part with some threat will discharge thousands of workers. Until now, law process is still go on and Police need supports from NGO and other parties to maintainance of law for these cases.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><b>Land Expropriation<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Sentra Gerakan Rakyat (STR) has been doing reclaiming action to the land that managed by PT Arara Abadi (APP Group) in Mandau Bengkalis. The struggle action did because the company seized the communities’ land for planted by accasia and as a consequence, the communities in those area lost the land as their livelihood which is passed on from one generation to the other.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">The struggle action, protest, demonstration about this case have been doing since the beginning 2007 but unclear yet about the solution, so that the communities keep doing re-claiming action about the land which is belief as theirs.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">The action did by means of claim the boundaries and yanked out accasia planted by the company. Not even one case won by STR until now but this action gave some stroke to the company.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><b>Certification of Industrial Plantation Forest<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">After formalized Industrial Plantation Forest in Tesso sector with a certificate, RAPP will certificate LEI on its plantation in Pelalawan sector too. RAPP will test the whole certification system either domestic or foreign country to proof its success in manage forest plantation. Beside RAPP, it is reported that PT Arara Abadi will certificate its plantation areas which is locate in Bukit Batu region.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><b>Corruption<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Corruption is one of three main stream of crime in cases that involve companies who manage Industrial Plantation Forest in Riau beside illegal logging and land expropriation. From all complications that involve pulp & paper industries in Riau, the settlement is also leisurely. Even if the problems emerge face with local community around Industrial Plantation Forest, indicated a lot of corruptions happened between administrators with industrialists. So that in every complication the little community always become the victims. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><b>Workers<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">We found a lot of dhischarged of workers unilateral by the companies but this thing never heard by public because the workers didin’t say anything, not protest or struggle. Now there is one struggle case has been doing by ex workers discharged unilateral by one of branch PT RAPP and the case has been struggling in the jurisdiction of the highest court beyond which there is no appeal (Mahkamah Agung RI).</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><b>Taxes Embezzlement<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">We found indication taxes embezzlement in every work contract between PT RAPP and contractor who manage the job. If this thing can be proof and happened already so that could be calculated the financial loss of our countryfrom the taxes which is should payed by the companies to the state.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><b>Basic Material Supply and Expansion<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">There is information that PT AA has been accepting supply of basic material<span style="font-size:+0;"> </span>from Kalimantan and for its expansion there is job opening by both of Industrial pulp &paper Groups (APP & APRIL) for staffing placement in Kalimantan and Papua.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="font-size:+0;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><o:p></o:p> </p>Wiwidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124421960605294807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215897948527893590.post-75713955624061674222008-01-08T17:53:00.000+07:002008-01-08T17:55:18.445+07:00APP Forest Clearing in Bukit Tigapuluh ThreatensAPP Forest Clearing in Bukit Tigapuluh Threatens<br />Lives of Local Communities and Sumatra’s Endangered Species<br /><br />Pekanbaru & Jambi, INDONESIA -- The destruction of high biodiversity forest in Sumatra’s Bukit Tigapuluh landscape – including the extinction of the endangered Sumatran tiger, elephant, and orangutan- is now in front of our eyes. The Bukit Tigapuluh Landscape is severely threatened due to on going massive clearance and a future plan by the Ministry of Forestry to convert the expired Selective Timber Concession (HPH) through the giant pulp and paper company Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) and its partners.<br /><br />The Bukit Tigapuluh Landscape, located in Jambi and Riau Province, is one of the last remaining areas of relatively large contiguous dry lowland forest in Sumatra. Five environmental NGOs that work in the landscape strongly criticize this conversion plan. The plan will systematically threaten the habitat of endangered species; environmental services provided by watershed Indragiri and Rateh rivers of Riau and watershed Batanghari and Pengabuan rivers of Jambi; and the livelihood of forest-dependent local communities, including indigenous tribe of Talang Mamak and Orang Rimba.<br /><br />WARSI, PKHS, Frankfurt Zoological Society, Zoological Society of London and WWF-Indonesia call on the government to take real action in protecting the remaining forest in Bukit Tigapuluh landscape from forest conversion done by APP and its partners.<br /><br />Natural forests in Jambi have became a new target for APP to source its materials to produce pulp and paper as its conversion activities in the neighoring Riau have been stopped due to a police investigation of illegal logging there.<br /><br />Inactive logging concession areas in Bukit Tigapuluh forest block have become the target of forest clearance to plant accacia by APP partners PT Arara Abadi of Riau and PT Wirakarya Sakti of Jambi. Both are very expansive in clearing forests to provide material for the pulp and paper industry.<br /><br />APP partners have cleared about 20,000 hectare of natural forest in part of the Bukit Tigapuluh lanscape, particularly in the area surrounding protected forest Bukit Limau. The forest clearence was done to supply material for pulp production at APP’s PT.Indah Kiat Pulp and Paper in Riau and PT.Lontar Papyrus Pulp and Paper in Jambi.<br /><br />Field investigations done by environmental organizations in Riau and Jambi and released today found indications of illegal logging and logging highway construction by APP and its partners in the location of inactive ex PT IFA and PT Dalek Hutani Esa. The highway has created access for further conversion and sped up the loss of natural forests, while the legality of the highway construction is still being scrutinized. Natural forest clearance has taken place inside and around the protected forests in Bukit Tigapuluh landscape and in the area that serves as home to indigenous Orang Rimba and Sumatra’s endangered species. (See WWF Investigative Report).<br /><br />Conservationists are very concerned by the findings and call for APP and its partners to stop clearance of any natural forest where ecological, environmental and cultural conservation values have not been determined and protected and an end to the sourcing of any wood from such clearances. The groups also call on the government to review its current policy on Bukit Tigapuluh and to better address current threats against the Bukit Tigapuluh ecosystem before it is too late. This includes stopping all forms of forest clearance in breach of national Indonesian laws and regulations.<br /><br />”With its high conservation values, Bukit Tigapuluh Landscape should be protected and therefore all natural forest clearance in the area has to be stopped,” said Ian Kosasih, WWF-Indonesia’s Forest Program Director. He called for APP to commission independent assessments of the conservation values of the area in a publicly transparent manner before any conversion take place.<br /><br />The five conservation groups issued a letter to the Minister of Forestry in 3 September 2007 calling for redrawing the boundaries of Bukit Tigapuluh National Park and protecting Sumatran tiger, elephant, and orangutan habitat around the park and its extension protected forest Bukit Sosah–Bukit Limau.<br /><br />59 mammal species and 198 bird species -- a third of Sumatra’s birds – have been recorded so far in Bukit Tigapuluh landscape, and it is a home of endemic and endangered flora Rafflesia hasseltii and Johanesteima altifrons. The Bukit Tigapuluh Landscape is also considered by many tiger scientists and conservation experts as one of 20 Global Priority Tiger Conservation Landscapes. Indigenous tribes of Talang Mamak, Orang Rimba and Traditional Melayu are known to settle in Bukit Tigapuluh forests and are highly dependent on the forests for their livelihood.<br /><br />For further information, please contact:<br />Ø Diki Kurniawan (Warsi) : 08127407730 /dicky@warsi.or.id<br />Ø Peter H Pratje (FZS) : 08127495815 /phpratje@gmail.com<br />Ø Dolly Priatna (ZSL) : 081389001566 /Dolly.Priatna@zsl.org<br />Ø Desmarita Murni (WWF) : 08127537317 / dmurni@wwf.or.id<br />Ø M. Yunus (PKHS) : 081365705246 /yunus_pkhsb30@plasa.comAdmin Pulphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01680280486187459629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215897948527893590.post-77363892038560269282008-01-05T15:28:00.000+07:002008-01-05T15:29:40.188+07:00Indonesia Potential to Command Paper market in the World<div align="justify">Indonesia Potential to Command Paper market in the World<br /><a href="http://www.cappa.or.id/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=1">http://www.cappa.or.id/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=1</a><br /><br />Indonesia’s Pulp and paper had potential ability to command paper market in the world. Which today still commanded by Finland and South America like Brazil dan Chili. " Indonesia have potential to command pulp and paper market in the world because the big amount of basic material, until pulp and paper factories often charged by international NGO for breaking environtment law but in fact, it just dealings competition" said the director. Riau Andalan Pulp & Paper (RAPP) company, Leonardy Halim in Pangkalan Kerinci, Pelalawan District, Riau. According his opinion, supply of basic material like accasia in Indonesia have crops time only up to 7 years and have a good quality but in Europe and South America, accasia can harvest in 30 years. “with short harvest time but have the same quality with natural accasia so Indonesia have high competitiveness in pulp and paper market in the world, said Leonardy, the branch leader of April group company which central in Singapore. He said that charged breaking environtment law by international NGO caused their export prohibited entrance to Europe in 2003. "To proof the infraction they have to tested the product in Germany which finally unproof violate so their product get premium price in Germany. According his statement, the accusation Infracting environtment law due to pulp and paper Indonesia, as dealings competitionin Europe market. He said that Indonesia had prosperity and used modern technology, so Indonesia have the best basic material in quantity and so quality. In quantity with short distance and harvest time so guarantee the supply of basic material and in quality, accasia planted in Indonesia have long fiber as good as natural accasia so can give a good quality of paper, he said. So, he believe that Indonesian Paper in 2009 will command the world’s market overcome Brazil and Chili. He said that the capacity of RAPP is about 2 million ton per year and its production 1.9 million per year. Meanwhile from the production 85 % for export and 15 % for Indonesia. He expect the production in next year can reach China which estimated fast economic growth. Because of that, April Group as Leader company will invest 360 million US$. Meanwhile The manager of Public Relation of that company, --Fakhrunnas MA Jabbar--said that for Community Development they had built 3000 small community effort from various effort with earnings 3 billion rupiahs a month. According his opinion, small community effort around the factory consist of Farming, wood plantation, handicraft and animal husbandry. So they will keep develop until they can reach export market..</div>Wiwidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124421960605294807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215897948527893590.post-77721911365612437712008-01-05T09:42:00.000+07:002008-01-05T14:41:49.833+07:00Local Wisdom for Management ForestJambi, March 24th 2007<br /><br />Sir Nicholas Stern, --The economic adviser from England Government for Development and Climate change--, stay in Jambi for two days. He visited Guguk Village, Sungai Manau subdistrict, Merangin District with England ambassador for Indonesia Charles Humphrey. Stern would have a schedule also, to visit Lubuk Beringin village, Bathin III subdistrict, Ulu Bungo district, but cancelled because the machines of helicopter which take Stern and the others to the village which applicated rubber agroforest had broken. Stern watch with himself the community which organized by KKI Warsi manage the forest with customary law which they had done since a long time ago.Both of these villages have choosen because They had customary law which in fact can save the forest. Because the community realize forest as life sources and they depend on it for their whole life. “From the customary law which the communities had done, it giving a better results for the sustainable of the forest, said Executive Director KKI Warsi,RakhmatHidayat. The community of Guguk determained the forest as communities’ in the amount of 690 Ha since 2003 which is managed in customary law and keep the eternal. The communities’ forest was born because there are urging from outside, like Forestry Plantation belongs to PT. Injapsin who took Guguk Village’s area without confirmation become their concession areas, beside that it caused also from illegal logging around Guguk village. “The community realize that forest exploitation will cause degradation and destruction of the forest and also they will have complicated problems to access the forest’s sources which they had for a long time, said Rakhmat.<br />The Community of Guguk who Fasilitated by KKI Warsi struggled to take their right back on that forest. They won this Struggle, their village didn’t belongs to PT Injabsin’s anymore and they had permit from Merangin District in Legal Permission Letter SK No 287 2003, talk about Bukit Tapanggang area as communities’ forest of Guguk Village Kecamatan Sungai Manau Kabupaten Merangin on June 2nd 2003 .<br /><br />The community of Guguk also made rules about using the forest which making management groups who will . manage their custom forest. Custom forest doesn’t mean that woods on it couldn’t take by the communities, but they had a rule to take it and keep the immortal. “Cut the woods could be done to make common facilities with a permit from managing group first. Each tree cut must be change with 5 trees planted,” added Rakhmat. He also said that there are convictions for woods robber from customary law .<br />Meanwhile in Lubuk Beringin, The communities around Kerinci Seblat National Park, with their local rules about agroforest system that mix rubber plantation with natural trees. These mixing plantation had the same function with natural forest as water catcher. “The community activities in both villages are decrease carbon emissions,” said Rakhmat.<br />As we knew that carbon emissions contributed on climate change. Therefore as Stern analised global climate change impact to economy. Climate change effect is seriously global threatment and need global opinion which pushing. The impact of what we’re doing now will give impact to climate change on the future. What we are doing now will contribute for climate change in the next 40-50 years. And what we will do in 10-20 years next will give big effect to climate in the middle and the end of century and so on.<br />According Stern opinion, climate change is a global thing on its affect so that international activity will be necessary to push an effective, deserve and certain scale opinion. These will need cooperation especially in many groups to create price and market for carbon, research of technology, development, distributing and adaptating especially for developing country.”<br />It become necessary because developing country will suffer more than developed country and become a big threat in decrease poor people. It caused by the weather of developing country hotter and high intensity of rain. Beside that, developing country depends on agriculture much while this sector will be very sensitive on climate change. “According Stern information, clearly we need certain step to save the world from carbon emission. What the communities Guguk and Lubuk Beringin village had done are one of potential step to decrease carbon emission, and hopely can be followed by other regions,” said Rakhmat.Wiwidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124421960605294807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215897948527893590.post-24962621486879565342007-12-14T11:03:00.000+07:002007-12-14T11:05:12.595+07:00Agriculture Minister: Stop Permit Issue on Peat Land<p style="text-align: justify;">http://web.bisnis.com/edisi-cetak/edisi-harian/agribisnis/1id35199.html<br /><br />NUSA DUA, <st1:place st="on">Bali</st1:place>: Agriculture Department of Indonesia asked whole local government to stop issuing permit on behalf of peat land management due to evaluation which will be conduct on existing permit.<br /><br />Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyantono said that the request has been distributed last two weeks, due to protest against peat land management in <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Indonesia</st1:place></st1:country-region> which increasing carbon emission.<br /><br />"For Temporary, we stopped the use of peat land. Meanwhile we evaluate the existing permit, is it include in the sustainable criteria or not," he said yesterday.<br /><br />The important role of the existing of peat land is felt especially in case of carbon storage more then 30% of terrestrial carbon, has important role for hydrological cycles and maintain specific biodiversity.<br /><br />The world peat land wide is about 38 million hectares with more than 50 % is in <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Indonesia</st1:place></st1:country-region>. <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Indonesia</st1:place></st1:country-region>’s peat land wide is estimated about 26 million hectares. Almost all peat supply located out side of java island which targeted as transmigration area, distributed in Sumatera 8,9 million hectares, Kalimantan 6,3 million hectares and Papua 10,9 million hectares. <span style=""> </span><br /><br />In Sumatera, most of the peat land is located at east coast, and in Kalimantan located at West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan and <st1:place st="on">South Kalimantan</st1:place>. At those areas transmigration program is being directed. Location condition and peat distribution has causing Employment and Transmigration Department difficult to avoid the peat land as the area for transmigration development.<br /><br />Agriculture Minister said during the exploitation of peat land in <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Indonesia</st1:place></st1:country-region>, it only allowed for peat land below 3 meters thick. However Anton didn’t mention about the regulation fully followed by the parties who manage the peat forest.<br /><br />He also mentioned about prohibition on peat land use which will be arrange by the central government, if this matter judged more effective compared to the local government regulation.<br /><br />"Because many concerns on peat land problems, many say not sustainable. Due to this matter, we recommend for no more permit issue for peat land use. It has been asked to each local authority," he said.<br /><br />Mean while, Chairman of Indonesian Delegation Mr. Emil Salim asked all integrated companies to Pulp and Paper Company to stop using peat land in their operation. He said that in a discussion which took place last Tuesday.<br /><br />In the other hand, Forestry Minister Mr. M.S. Kaban said that peat land matter has been accommodated in REDD mechanism scheme. REDD (reducing emission from deforestation in developing countries) is a scheme of incentive issue from industrial countries to developing countries in order to reduce deforestation rate.<br /><br />Especially for <st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">Indonesia</st1:country-region></st1:place> according to Kaban, the government has provided special rules regarding the use of peat land through Government Regulation (PP).<br /><br />"Through PP we will encourage sustainable forest management. Specifically, this Government Regulation prohibit the use of deep peat land," he said. <span style="" lang="FI">(yeni.simanjuntak@bisnis.co.id)<br /><br />By Yeni H. Simanjuntak<br />Bisnis Indonesia<o:p></o:p></span></p>KABUT Riauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18272314651513302371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215897948527893590.post-58527143851022542872007-12-13T12:45:00.000+07:002007-12-14T11:10:20.670+07:00Seven Companies infest Rp. 69 Trillion for Pulp and Paper<span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" ><o:p></o:p></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >*Tuesday, 5 June 2007 01:56:00*<o:p></o:p></span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >*<st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">JAKARTA</st1:place></st1:city>, Investor Daily *<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" ><o:p> </o:p><br />Seven Foreign Capital Companies and local companies will build Rp. 69 Trillion Pulp and paper mill in <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Indonesia</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" ><o:p></o:p>The expansive of pulp and paper industry and bankrupt of several same industries in North America and North Europe has potential to placed <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Indonesia</st1:place></st1:country-region> as the third biggest pulp and paper producer in the world, from the seventh place right now. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >According information from *Investor Daily* from Capital Plants Coordination Biro in Jakarta last week, PT Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Tbk will release total infestation Rp 15,43 trillion. Sub company of Asian Pulp and Paper (APP) under Sinar Mas group will build paper mill with capacity of 562.000 ton equal to Rp 10,57 trillion in Siak District, <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Riau</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">Province</st1:placetype></st1:place>. At the same location, Indah Kiat also will build pulp mill with capacity 600.000 ton per year equal to Rp 4,86 trillion.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >Other foreign companies, PT Intiguna Primatama intends to build pulp industry in Riau with capacity 500.000 ton with amount of infestation Rp 1,5 trillion. By the Local capital companies infestation, PT Putra Adil Laksana, PT Tranindo Sinar Utama, and PT Karawang Ekawana Sukses, will build pulp industry at Barito Kuala (South Kalimantan) District respectively, Kapuas (Central Kalimantan), and <st1:city st="on">Pontianak</st1:city> (<st1:place st="on">West Kalimantan</st1:place>). Each pulp mill has capacity about 2 million tons per year with infestation value Rp 17,13 trillion.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" ><o:p></o:p></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >In the other hand, PT Surabaya Agung Industri Pulp dan Kertas Tbk and PT Wirajaya Packindo will build paper mill in Java. PT Surabaya Agung is planning to build paper mill in Gresik (East Java) with value Rp 774,72 billion with capacity 110.000 ton per year, meanwhile PT Wirajaya will infest Rp 250 billion to build paper mill with capacity 150.000 ton per year in Tangerang (Banten).<o:p></o:p></span></div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >Meanwhile, through APRIL, Raja Garuda Mas (RGM) group is in progress of building their second paper mill in Sumatera. Started last year will finish at the end of 2007, so the paper production will increase to 800.000 ton per year. APRIL which is one of the biggest pulp producers in the world has pulp mill in <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Indonesia</st1:place></st1:country-region> with production capacity 2 million tons per year.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >Chairman of Indonesian Pulp and Paper Association (APKI) HM Mansur Said, domestic or foreign pulp and paper investors are very interesting to build new plant in this country. This is related to many pulp mills in North America and <st1:place st="on">North Europe</st1:place> is not competitive anymore. <o:p></o:p></span></p><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >Before, pulp from those two nations control 56,4% world production which reach 221,3 million ton. Meanwhile, production capacity for pulp in <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Indonesia</st1:place></st1:country-region> estimated 6,73 million ton in 2007 with world market about 2,5%.<o:p></o:p></span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >Senior Director Corporate Logistic Division of Sinar Mas Raymond A Liu said, amount of pulp industry with total of capacity 2,4 million ton in <st1:place st="on">North America</st1:place> has been close down in last two years. Those industries are Domtar, Neenah Paper, Sappi, Bowater, Fraser, Tembec, and Western Pulp<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >*. *<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >Thus the pulp and paper industry in North Europe has been close down and relocated the mills because of the high of labour cost or the engine which already old. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >Mansur explain, world pulp industries has relocated their mills to <st1:place st="on">South America</st1:place>, so its pulp industry capacity increased, estimated becomes 8 million tons on 2008.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >*The third biggest<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >*<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >According to Mansur, right now is a gold opportunity for <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Indonesia</st1:place></st1:country-region> to take foreign infestation to pulp and paper industry. South America even scared if <st1:country-region st="on">Indonesia</st1:country-region> becomes the strong competitor, because the wide of <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Indonesian</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">Forest</st1:placetype></st1:place>, competitive production cost, and close to Tiongkok which becomes their target for their pulp export. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >Because of it, Mansur and Secretary General of Indonesian Forestry Society Agung Nugraha optimist, <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Indonesia</st1:place></st1:country-region> has a chance becomes the third biggest pulp and paper producers. Because this country is still has supply for Timber Estate Plantation which very large. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >According to Agung, if the government and forestry entrepreneur able to reach target of Timber Estate Development for 5 million hectares and Community based Timber estate <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Plantation</st1:place></st1:city> for 9 million hectares until 2009, demand for material for pulp industry will never become problems anymore. "If all planted target can be fulfilled, <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Indonesia</st1:place></st1:country-region> will become the third biggest pulp and paper producers in the world, at least at year 2012," said Agung.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >Same optimism also said by President Director of Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper (RAPP) Rudi Fajar. He said that the close down of pulp mills in North America and North Europe gives a chance for Indonesia to draw infestation in this sector. <span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >"In vary of forum already mentioned that Indonesia’c chance to draw large scale infestation in pulp and we can move from the world seventh producer to the third biggest producer" said Rudi.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >Rudi Fajar explains, world pulp consumption will keep increase, supported by the increase of paper consumption for all types due to world economic healing. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >In Rudi point of view, government policy is in line of the Indonesian ambition to become the world third biggest producers. This ambition can be achieved if land is provided with strong law protection for Timber Estate Plantation development. "RAPP still interest to expanse, if there still available land for Pulpwood Plantation," he said.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >To solve the problems of infestation on the field, said Rudi, usually investor only acquitting critical Pulpwood Plantation Company or even pulp and paper industry. Later, those new investor just have to fix the management and technology. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >Mansur adding, right now total of concession are which owned by national pulp company estimated only 3,3 million hectares, of the total production forest area and conversion production forest which can be exploited about 70 million hectares.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >*A lot of quotations<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >*Mansur revealed amount of problems which obstruct the progress of investor to infest in large scale in <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Indonesia</st1:place></st1:country-region>, for instant the law assurance and a lot of quotations. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >Investor, he said, needs law assurance and consistency for long term also the security assurance, like free of land conflict and illegal logging in Pulpwood plantation. Investor also put attention on problems in labour, corruption, quotations. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >"In Indonesia doesn’t provide infestation safety assurance, other nations like Tiongkok, Vietnam, Thailand, and Cambodia will become the infestation destination which seeing by foreign investor," Mansur said.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >Agung Nugraha admitted that the big amount of quotation which experienced by the forestry manufacturer. "These days, forestry manufacturer has obligation to the country and community through taxes and non taxes, includes 13 items of quotations like reboisation fund, PSDH, and building and land taxes," said Agung.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >*(c92/c107/shd/en)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p>KABUT Riauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18272314651513302371noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215897948527893590.post-32399411873263657052007-12-13T11:15:00.000+07:002007-12-13T11:17:24.933+07:00A COMMON VISION FOR CHANGES IN INDONESIA’S PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i style="">Submitted and signed in Riau, Sumatera, 13<sup>th</sup> January 2007<o:p></o:p></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i style=""><o:p> </o:p></i><br />A number of Indonesian NGOs and community organisations hereby express serious concerns about the sustainability of (the country’s) natural forests. The conversion of tropical forest to industrial tree plantations (HTI) to supply the pulp and paper industry has surpassed the limits that the forest and humanity can bear. It is essential to save the remaining forests and protect local and indigenous peoples’ rights in all the areas affected by pulpwood plantations and pulp and paper factories from unimaginable disaster. The uses of forests to meet demand for raw materials from the pulp and paper industry in order to supply paper for international consumption has a terrible history of expropriating and violating communities’ rights which has left its scars. We have seen how the workings of the market, facilitated by various government policies, have directly and indirectly brought about company practices that damage peoples’ livelihoods and the environment in general. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">It cannot be denied that the pulp and paper industry provides substantial employment opportunities and government revenues at both the national and local level. <span style=""> </span>However, it is patently obvious that the presence of this industry has far greater negative impacts on the surrounding community in form of damage to the environment and society, including social conflicts and poverty. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">These problems have arisen due to differences in perspectives about forest management and in the way the interests of different groups have been addressed. Concerned parties such as NGOs now have a shared vision on the reconstruction and transformation needed in the development of <st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">Indonesia</st1:country-region></st1:place>’s pulp and paper industry. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">A number of points have been arisen as we have shared our experiences of organising advocacy and supporting affected communities through serious discussions about the pulp and paper industry. These have motivated us to take a stand together and to press for policy changes in order to stop all damaging practices and any further expansion of this industry. Over the next few years, we intend to monitor closely all policy instruments and to press for changes or revisions in these, working together in our different ways.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Based on these experiences, we have drawn up this Common Vision for Changes in <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Indonesia</st1:place></st1:country-region>’s Pulp and Paper Industry which addresses policies, the industry and social conditions.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">AIMS</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">To ensure that local and indigenous communities’ rights and interests are respected and ecological priorities are protected in fulfilling demand for Indonesian Paper. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Objectives</p> <ol style="margin-top: 0cm;" start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">To intervene in policy changes at local, national and international level that promote the expansion pulpwood plantations and the pulp and paper industry in <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Indonesia</st1:place></st1:country-region>.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">To extend recognition of local and indigenous communities’ sustainable forest practices</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">To close down pulp and paper factories that cause environmental pollution and damage communities interests; to oppose the construction of new plants and to stop the expansion of pulpwood plantations.</li></ol>KABUT Riauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18272314651513302371noreply@blogger.com0