Illegal Logging: Complicated Problem for Indonesia Government
Newsworthy :
Illegal logging is the harvest, transportation, purchase or sale of timber in violation of laws.
Indonesia as the country that has many rain forests. In 2003 area forests in Indonesia is about 20 million hectare. Definitely Indonesia has a problem to stop this and they have a problem of the effect.
Illegal logging in Indonesia is uncontrolable, the government can't solve this problem because:
1) The woodchucks bribe the guard.
2) The woodchucks drift away the wood into the river.
3) The government seldom inspect the forests.
Background events:
All the woodchucks do illegal logging because wood is the seductive business. They sell the wood to another country. The most expensive wood is teak. The teak wood is very expensive because it hard brittle.
The illegal logging in the district of North Aceh is more worried. It is happen in the District of Pirak Timu, Cot Girek, Langkahan ,Sawang and Nisam Reuters.
In District Pirak Timu, the woodchucks are supported by illegal logging rampant logging companies. They are usually backed special groups that have the power or be able to intervene in local government officials.
Ironically, the loggers and timber transporters that can do it freely. They are suspected to bribe the forests officers or other security forces.
The woodchucks have a special way in order the woods to collector and the police can’t detect because they sweep away the woods on the river. After the woods arrive, the collector will take it then the collectors sell the woods to another country.
Lake Kasen is a timber transit port. From Lake Kasen, the woodchucks drift away the wood to Lanjak. Lanjak is a timber port in the region of Lake Sentarum and Kapuas.
From Lake Kasen, the woods are roped together from 6 woods to 7 woods.
Then, the woods are dropped down to Leboyan River through Sematik river. The woodchucks rope the woods with drums, so the woods can floats. It takes one day to bring woods to downstream.
After arriving at the Leboyan river, the workers assemble woods into rafts. Each raft is consisted of 30 wooden blocks. There is 1000 blocks of woods, which are sent by a motor to Lanjak Sentarum Lake.
Governments seldom inspect the forest. The governments inspect the forest if only there is a special event on environment. That’s why people can cut the forest freely.
Besides getting fees from harvested timber, people also cut wood around their village. They cut wood in the dry season, between April-September. At that time, most of the dry lake surface. When the rainy season arrives, the people bring the wood that has been felled by a raft, to Rumah Betang.
TNI and the police usually ask for a direct tribute to the logging companies from Malaysia. They have never asked to the people in the village. They also become an mediator for those who want to go to the location of the new harvest.
Sources :
We got opinion from Abdul Latif, a resident of Pirak Timu. Abdul Latif said " If the officer once find out the case of illegal cutting , the woodchucks will bribe the police around Rp 20.000 - Rp 50.000. It depends on the negotiations or the amount of wood that was brought" Thursday (17 / 2).
We also got opinion from environmentlist named Sodik , “The officers have never come to the location. Their eyes are closed. But in the fact the officers know "
If the government seriously fight with the woodchuck, they will do like Kapolda West Borneo, Brigjen Pol Nanan Soekarna. After48 Hours he is a police chief in West Borneo, he arrested 6 undocumented timber trucks in Wajor. Nanan said "Combating illegal logging must be a commitment together. The community must also help the police, so that this effort can go on.” This is a fact that the coordination between the government and the society is important.
References
1. Abdullah, Amirudin. 2011. Pembalakan Liar di Aceh Utara Makin Merajalela. Available at : http://www.acehforum.or.id/showthread.php/59208-Pembalakan-Liar-di-Aceh-Utara-Makin-Merajalela. Accessed on 17th of November 2011
2. Ahera, Anne. 2011. Luas Hutan Indonesia. Available at :
http://www.anneahira.com/luas-hutan-indonesia.htm. Accessed on 15th of November 2011
3. Erwin. 2010. Indonesia Illegal Logging. What’s your opinion about law? Who will responsible? Available at :
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=23489523992&topic=3871. Accessed on 13th of November 2011
4. Logging, illegal. 2011. Illegal logging. Available at :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_logging. Accessed on 24th of October 2011
5. Suhaeri, Muhlis. 2010. Luruh Hbais Hutan Sentarum. Available at :
http://m.vhrmedia.com/detailmobile.php?.e=778. Accessed on 15th of November 2011
6. Suhaeri, Muhlis. 2011. Illegal Logging di Kalimantan Barat. Available at :
http://muhlissuhaeri.blogspot.com/2011/01/illegal-logging-di-kalimantan-barat.html. Accessed on 15th of November 2011
Newsworthy :
Illegal logging is the harvest, transportation, purchase or sale of timber in violation of laws.
Indonesia as the country that has many rain forests. In 2003 area forests in Indonesia is about 20 million hectare. Definitely Indonesia has a problem to stop this and they have a problem of the effect.
Illegal logging in Indonesia is uncontrolable, the government can't solve this problem because:
1) The woodchucks bribe the guard.
2) The woodchucks drift away the wood into the river.
3) The government seldom inspect the forests.
Background events:
All the woodchucks do illegal logging because wood is the seductive business. They sell the wood to another country. The most expensive wood is teak. The teak wood is very expensive because it hard brittle.
The illegal logging in the district of North Aceh is more worried. It is happen in the District of Pirak Timu, Cot Girek, Langkahan ,Sawang and Nisam Reuters.
In District Pirak Timu, the woodchucks are supported by illegal logging rampant logging companies. They are usually backed special groups that have the power or be able to intervene in local government officials.
Ironically, the loggers and timber transporters that can do it freely. They are suspected to bribe the forests officers or other security forces.
The woodchucks have a special way in order the woods to collector and the police can’t detect because they sweep away the woods on the river. After the woods arrive, the collector will take it then the collectors sell the woods to another country.
Lake Kasen is a timber transit port. From Lake Kasen, the woodchucks drift away the wood to Lanjak. Lanjak is a timber port in the region of Lake Sentarum and Kapuas.
From Lake Kasen, the woods are roped together from 6 woods to 7 woods.
Then, the woods are dropped down to Leboyan River through Sematik river. The woodchucks rope the woods with drums, so the woods can floats. It takes one day to bring woods to downstream.
After arriving at the Leboyan river, the workers assemble woods into rafts. Each raft is consisted of 30 wooden blocks. There is 1000 blocks of woods, which are sent by a motor to Lanjak Sentarum Lake.
Governments seldom inspect the forest. The governments inspect the forest if only there is a special event on environment. That’s why people can cut the forest freely.
Besides getting fees from harvested timber, people also cut wood around their village. They cut wood in the dry season, between April-September. At that time, most of the dry lake surface. When the rainy season arrives, the people bring the wood that has been felled by a raft, to Rumah Betang.
TNI and the police usually ask for a direct tribute to the logging companies from Malaysia. They have never asked to the people in the village. They also become an mediator for those who want to go to the location of the new harvest.
Sources :
We got opinion from Abdul Latif, a resident of Pirak Timu. Abdul Latif said " If the officer once find out the case of illegal cutting , the woodchucks will bribe the police around Rp 20.000 - Rp 50.000. It depends on the negotiations or the amount of wood that was brought" Thursday (17 / 2).
We also got opinion from environmentlist named Sodik , “The officers have never come to the location. Their eyes are closed. But in the fact the officers know "
If the government seriously fight with the woodchuck, they will do like Kapolda West Borneo, Brigjen Pol Nanan Soekarna. After48 Hours he is a police chief in West Borneo, he arrested 6 undocumented timber trucks in Wajor. Nanan said "Combating illegal logging must be a commitment together. The community must also help the police, so that this effort can go on.” This is a fact that the coordination between the government and the society is important.
References
1. Abdullah, Amirudin. 2011. Pembalakan Liar di Aceh Utara Makin Merajalela. Available at : http://www.acehforum.or.id/showthread.php/59208-Pembalakan-Liar-di-Aceh-Utara-Makin-Merajalela. Accessed on 17th of November 2011
2. Ahera, Anne. 2011. Luas Hutan Indonesia. Available at :
http://www.anneahira.com/luas-hutan-indonesia.htm. Accessed on 15th of November 2011
3. Erwin. 2010. Indonesia Illegal Logging. What’s your opinion about law? Who will responsible? Available at :
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=23489523992&topic=3871. Accessed on 13th of November 2011
4. Logging, illegal. 2011. Illegal logging. Available at :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_logging. Accessed on 24th of October 2011
5. Suhaeri, Muhlis. 2010. Luruh Hbais Hutan Sentarum. Available at :
http://m.vhrmedia.com/detailmobile.php?.e=778. Accessed on 15th of November 2011
6. Suhaeri, Muhlis. 2011. Illegal Logging di Kalimantan Barat. Available at :
http://muhlissuhaeri.blogspot.com/2011/01/illegal-logging-di-kalimantan-barat.html. Accessed on 15th of November 2011
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