Thursday, December 1, 2016

Head of BRG Must Urge Companies to Restore in Area 36 Burned Corporations

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http://jikalahari.or.id/kabar/rilis/kepala-brg-harus-mendesak-perusahaan-melakukan-restorasi-di-area-36-korporasi-terbakar/

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Head of BRG Must Urge Companies to Restore in Area 36 Burned Corporations




Jakarta, Wednesday 30 November 2016- Jikalahari report on forest and land fires within the concession areas and concessions of 49 HTI and Palm Oil Plantation Industries in Riau during 2014-2016 to Nazier Foead, Head of the Peat Restoration Agency (BRG) at BRG Jakarta office. Nazir Foead received the report directly from Woro Supartinah (Coordinator Jikalahari) in this case representing Eyes On the Forest (EoF). EoF is a coalition made up of Jikalahari, Walhi Riau and WWF Riau.
Ka. BRG in accepting the report expressed appreciation of what EoF has done in monitoring the burning land and it is an input for BRG to make the necessary efforts.
The report of 49 corporations contains the results of field investigations of forest and land fires in concessions and company areas. A total of 36 out of 49 corporations are in deep-peat areas. The 36 companies above the peat areas with depths between 0.5 and more than 4 meters consist of:
HTI 19 Company: PT Rimba Rokan Lestari, PT Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper, PT Bina Duta Laksana, PT Sumatera Riang Lestari, PT Suntara Gaja Pati, PT Siak Raya Timber, PT Bukit Raya Pelalawan, PT Dexter Timber Perkasa Indonesia, PT Ruas Utama Jaya, KUD Bina Jaya Langgam, PT Putri Lindung Bulan, PT Arara Abadi (Duri District, Nilo, Pulau Muda - Merawang and Siak Berbari), PT Sumatera Riang Lestari Block IV Rupat, PT Rimba Rokan Perkasa, PT Satria Perkasa Agung, PT Triomas FDI and PT Seraya Sumber Lestari.
Palm Oil Plantation 17 companies: PT Sinar Sawit Sejahtera, PT Andika Permata Sawit Lestari, PT Raja Garuda Mas Sejati, PT Pan United, PT Parawira, PT Alam Sari Lestari, PT Nirmala, PT Agroraya Gematrans, PT Berak Anekayasa, PT Bumireksa Nusa Sejati PT Duet Rija, PT Guntung Hasrat Makmur, PT Pancasurya Agrindo, PT Pusaka Mega Bumi Nusantara, PT Setia Agrindo Lestari, PT Tesso Indah and PT Langgam inti Hibrindo.
There are 6 companies that replant in burnt areas: PT Sinar Sawit Sejahtera, PT Parawira, PT Sumatera Riang Lestari, PT Rimba Lazuardi, PT Siak Raya Timber and PT Dexter Timber Perkasa Indonesia, PT Triomas FDI and PT Seraya Sumber Lestari.
"The average burnt area has been planted with oil palm and acacia about 1 year old. This further reinforces the notion that land burning is intentionally done to fertilize the land, so that land can then be planted.
Clearly, this action is contradictory to the Ministerial Letter of the Minister of Environment and Forestry number S.494 / MENLHK-PHPL / 2015 on the Prohibition on the Opening of Peat Land published November 3, 2015 said: (1) "Government policy is determined to no longer be able to do new opening or exploitation of peatlands. Therefore, the development of forestry and plantation business is not with land clearing in peat areas. "
And Letter of Instruction of the Minister of Environment and Forests (LHK) S.495 / 2015 dated November 5, 2015 on Peatland Management Instructions, it is stipulated that: "Land clearing is prohibited for new planters, even in areas with concession licenses , "And" It is prohibited to carry out planting activities on burned fields and forests in the process of law enforcement and recovery. "
"EoF encourages BRG to urge companies to immediately restore in the corridors of 36 corporations that have been burned for damaging peat and causing climate change," Woro Supartinah said.
Contact:
Woro Supartinah, Coordinator of Jikalahari, 081317566965
Okto Yugo Setiyo, Advocacy and Campaign Staff of Jikalahari, 0853 7485 6435

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