Minister of Forestry: Forest Existence Shall Remain Guarded & Should Not Destroyed

Jambi - Ministry of Forestry (MoF) RI Zulkifli Hasan return visit to the Hope Forest neighborhood in Jambi Province. Misikunjungannya this time to complete the occupation of thousands of hectares of forest land by encroachers wild.

Zulkifli's visit on Monday (01/14/2013) to see the extent of the forest area encroached outsiders Jambi. Besides, the dialogue with the tribal children in (SAD) Bathin Sembilan, Jambi. The mission this time is also intended to solve the problem for the occupation of thousands of hectares of forest land by encroachers who continue to expand.
Using helicopters, Forestry Minister toured observed over a number of areas of forest destroyed, felled and burned to master encroachers, illegal loggers, land speculators and oil businesses.
When visiting a residential compound SAD Bathin Sembilan facilitated by Hope Forest management, Forestry Minister invited the media to ask them directly about the actual condition of the citizens of SAD. This is related demonstrations by forest encroachers in Jakarta, which is always the name of SAD, but they come from outside the province of Jambi and occupied forest land illegally and the majority of palm gardening.
"The existence of the forest should be kept well and should not be tampered with," said Zulkifli Hasan told reporters. "Ecosystem Restoration in Indonesia (REKI) here doing noble work for not cutting down trees and preserve forests instead," he stated.
A representative SAD Bathin Sembilan, Rusman, asked the government to restore the Hope Forest where their ancestors lived for generations, to be restored back to normal. "We are not happy SAD name used by people who are not responsible for (march to Jakarta.) We have very rarely traveling, even though the city of Jambi," said Rusman of tribal children in the alias Orang Rimba.
After visiting the settlement SAD Bathin Sembilan, Menthut then off again for a dialogue with the encroachers of forest land illegally controlled area of ​​2394 ha in Block Sei Temidei (Kunangan Jaya II), within the Forest of Hope. They also mastered thousands of hectares of land in the neighboring forest plantation company Hope. This region is dominated by the mass group calling itself the National Farmers Union organizations (STN), which was accompanied by the Peoples Democratic Party (PRD). The majority of them come from outside the province of Jambi and South Sumatra.
"Resolution encroachment issues will be resolved completely and fairly. Forest land should not be sold and no longer adding new people brought in from outside to get into the forest, "said Zulkifli.
Sources: http://news.detik.com/read/2013/01/14/231117/2142096/10/