Joint Patrol Finds 6 Illegal Logging Points In Maninjau Nature Reserve, Wood Results Directly Destroyed

Joint Team Of West Sumatra BKSDA Ampek Police Koto Aur Malintang And Koramil 08 Sungai Geringging

LUBUK BASUNG - A joint team from the West Sumatra Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) found illegal logging activities in the Maninjau Nature Reserve area, Ampek Koto Aur Malintang District, Padang Pariaman Regency.

Head of the West Sumatra BKSDA Maninjau Region II Conservation Resort, Ade Putra, said the findings were found during joint patrols with TNI, Polri, and the Salareh Aia Nagari Children Patrol (Pagari) team, Palembayan District, Agam Regency.

"We found six locations of illegal logging. Because the terrain of the location was quite difficult, the wood from the slash was immediately destroyed on the spot," said Ade in Lubuk Basung, Antara, Thursday, October 9.

In addition to destroying wood, the team also put up a sign that the area is a nature reserve area and all forms of logging activity in it are illegal.

"The trees around the location we gave a sign to the public to know that this area is protected," he said.

Joint patrols were carried out for a week in the Ampek Koto Aur Malintang sub-district and Sungai Geringging sub-district, Padang Pariaman. The goal is to prevent illegal logging, land clearing, forest fires, and other activities prohibited in conservation areas.

According to Ade, damage in the nature reserve area will have a direct impact on the surrounding environment, especially water sources.

The Maninjau Nature Reserve area is the upstream of a number of important rivers such as the Teluka River, Batang Antokan River, and Batang Tiku River. This river is used by people for daily and agricultural needs," he said.

The joint team that took to the field involved personnel from the Ampek Koto Aur Malintang Police and Koramil 08 Sungai Geringging.