RIAU’S forests are shrinking fast, and the main cause is clear: illegal logging. Police have uncovered 189 illegal logging cases and suspect the involvement of several big companies that are working together with Forestry Office personnel. In addition to charging about 250 people as suspects, the police have also confiscated a “mountain of timber” or about 1 million cubic meters. Forestry Minister M.S. Kaban and most of the paper and pulp industry have objected. Why? Read Tempo’s report on the damage sustained by the forests in Riau due to illegal logging.

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