Indonésia:
Indonesia is a particular case. Around 65% of the area in
Southeast Asia is forested, making it the third largest area of tropical
rainforest in the world, but only 29% are natural forests (Warr et at, 2011).
The country is incredibly big, giving data extreme numbers. In Borneo Island
more trees were chopped down between 1985 to 2000 than in the entire South
America and Africa combined. The video below shows a not very good Guinness record, having Indonesia as appearing in "
Forests in Indonesia are very rich
in biodiversity, but research shows that the local villagers get around 25% of
their income from deforestation, which makes deforestation a source of income
for them (Nesvisky, 2012). When such a big part of the income comes from deforestation, there is a dilemma between what needs to be done and what should be done.
Deforestation brings several threats, and therefore it should be slowed down to a minimum necessary, but at the same time these villagers depend on the deforestation for their livelihoods, and therefore stopping these activities would create threats to their human security, as they would lose their abilities to provide their needs. So, what should be done in Indonesia? Perhaps government incentives to preserve the area should be given, not only by the Indonesian government but also from international cooperation, as forest preservation is a interest of the whole global population in order to prevent the possible consequences related to deforestation.
Indonesia is host of 11% of the world’s plant species, and deforestation is taking away the habitat of plants and animals. Deforestation is also increasing the risk of floods, which can bring several consequences to the population.
Deforestation brings several threats, and therefore it should be slowed down to a minimum necessary, but at the same time these villagers depend on the deforestation for their livelihoods, and therefore stopping these activities would create threats to their human security, as they would lose their abilities to provide their needs. So, what should be done in Indonesia? Perhaps government incentives to preserve the area should be given, not only by the Indonesian government but also from international cooperation, as forest preservation is a interest of the whole global population in order to prevent the possible consequences related to deforestation.
Indonesia is host of 11% of the world’s plant species, and deforestation is taking away the habitat of plants and animals. Deforestation is also increasing the risk of floods, which can bring several consequences to the population.
Image available at http://www.greenpeace.org/new-zealand/en/Multimedia/photos/2010/September/Deforestation-for-palm-plantation-in-East-Kalimantan-Indonesia/Deforestation-for-palm-plantation-in-East-Kalimantan-Indonesia/
The consequences of deforestation can affect
the population, threatening the human security levels in Indonesia, as well in
a International level, since global warming effects can be seen differently
around the globe.
Work
Cited:
Warr, Peter, and Arief Anshory Yusuf.
"Reducing Indonesia's Deforestation-Based Greenhouse Gas Emissions."
Australian Journal Of Agricultural & Resource Economics 55.3 (2011):
297-321. Business Source Complete. Web. 06 Apr. 2013.
Nesvisky, Matt. "The Political Economy Of
Deforestation In The Tropics." NBER Digest (2012): 4. Business Source
Complete. Web. 20 Apr. 2013.
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