By Timur Abimanyu, SH.

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THE WASHINGTON POST

No Ecological Colonialism in Indonesian

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Special Staff to the President on Climate Change Agus Purnomo said
there was no ecological or eco-colonialism Colonialism in Indonesia regarding the
memorandum of understanding (MoU) Indonesia-Norway on climate change. This was
revealed by Agus Purnomo responded Outstanding Lecturer University of Lancang Kuning,
Riau, Prof Dr Jonotoro who said the campaign to save the environment trade mission wrapped
carbon laden foreign interests, known as "eco Colonialism".

"The term` `Neo Colonialism is used when we do it without their own will and also not to be
useful to us, such as forced cultivation in the Dutch times the result for the Netherlands," said
Agus Purnomo is more familiarly called dust pan. But in the context of saving the earth's
climate change, he explained that Indonesia is a country very vulnerable to problems arising
from climate change, such as food and as more vulnerable to natural disasters."So the carbon
emissions efforts made to our own. We maintain peatlands for the benefit of Indonesia," he
said. Explain dust pan if used peat will cost higher than the use of dry land. "We will find that
the amount of dry land damaged 35 million hectares to be productive lahyan like to plantation
timber, palm oil plantations and so forth," he said.

He added in the near future the Ministry of Forestry will issue a map that contains dry and
damaged land that can be used for productive activities.Previously, a peat expert opinion, the
rampant campaign of environmental rescue mission wrapped in carbon trading laden foreign
interests, known as "eco Colonialism". "Carbon Trading is happening now is a new form of
colonialism ecology, or the so-called` eco `kolonialism," says peat expert, Prof Dr Jonotoro, in
commemoration of 30 years Walhi discussions, the Garden City of Pekanbaru, Sunday (17/10).
Outstanding faculty University of Lancang Kuning, Riao was explained, developed countries
have succeeded in pressing Indonesia to save forests, especially peat swamp forests are still left
with the lure of financial rewards to 1 billion US dollars, the Indonesian Government signed a
“Letter of Intent” with Norway, in Oslo, on 26 May 2010 and agreed to a moratorium
(suspension) logging. Therefore, he continued, the Indonesian government must be careful in
dealing with various support both in the bent uk loans or grants of foreign funds in carbon
trading.

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