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Rich countries to compensate poor states that preserve their rainforests
Nov 19th
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Foreign nations share the blame for the destruction of Indonesian forests and should pitch in to help restore them, Vice President Jusuf Kalla said on Friday.
Indonesia, host of a U.N. climate change conference in December, has been a driving force behind calls for rich
countries to compensate poor states that preserve their rainforests to soak up greenhouse gases.
“Those foreigners keep harping on our country’s high emissions. Our emissions are high, but don’t forget who created this. Where did our timber go?” Kalla told reporters.
Kala said developed countries such as Japan and the United States had been major consumers of Indonesian timber, much of which was logged illegally.
“It means they have to pay,” he said.
According to global environmental group Greenpeace, Indonesia had the fastest pace of deforestation in the world between 2000-2005, destroying an area of forest the size of 300 soccer pitches every hour.
The Indonesian government says it must be given incentives, including a payout of $5-$20 per hectare, to preserve its forests. It also wants to negotiate a fixed price for other forms of biodiversity, including coral reefs.
Indonesia has a total forest area of more than 225 million acres, or about 10 percent of the world’s remaining tropical forests.
European Cities Pledge to Slash Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Jul 9th
European Cities Pledge to Slash Greenhouse Gas Emissions.
VIENNA, Austria, May 9, 2006 (ENS) – An association of European cities linked in partnership with indigenous rainforest peoples has resolved to reduce their emissions of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide by 10 percent every five years as a long term strategy. By this means, they intend to cut 1990 levels of per capita greenhouse gas emissions in half by the year 2030.
The Climate Alliance of European Cities with Indigenous Rainforest Peoples is Europe’s largest city network dedicated to climate protection, with more than 1,300 member municipalities located in 17 European countries.
Close to 50 million European citizens live in member cities, which include Barcelona, Berlin, Luxembourg, Munich, The Hague, Venice, Vienna and Zurich.
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