Walhi Predicts 60 Percent Of Jambi's Forests Have Been Damaged And Encroached

JAMBI - The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) noted that the area of forest that had been encroached or damaged in the Jambi region reached 1.26 million hectares.

Director of Walhi Jambi Abdullah said that the amount is about 60 percent of the total forest area in the province.

He conveyed that there are only 840,000 hectares of forest with good tree cover in Jambi Province.

He revealed that the encroachment and destruction of forest areas that occurred in the last 20 years had made the forest area in Jambi increasingly narrow.

"The forest in Jambi Province is very worrying. Many of our forests are being encroached on by irresponsible people and companies," he said in Jambi, Tuesday, May 31.

He added, part of the forest area in Jambi has been converted to mining and plantations or the trees have been cut down.