Some Good; No - Great News for World Forests!

You go Indonesia! Hope you stand behind it!

clipped from cms.iucn.org Sumatra’s historic agreement in Barcelona 09 October 2008 | News - News story The Indonesian government and WWF today announced a bold commitment to protect the remaining forests and critical ecosystems of Sumatra today at IUCN’s World Conservation Congress. Sumatra is an Indonesian island that holds some of the world’s most diverse – and endangered – forests. The commitment announced today has been endorsed by governors of all provinces across Sumatra, and by four Ministers. Hermien Roosita, Deputy Minister of Environment, says this is the first island wide commitment. “This agreement commits all the Governors of Sumatra’s 10 provinces, along with the Indonesian Ministries of Forestry, Environment, Interior and Public World, to restore critical ecosystems in Sumatra and protect areas with high conservation values,” he said.