Illegal Logging, Mining Ravages Kalimantan, Costs Indonesia $36.4b

Jakarta Globe: The Ministry of Forestry says illegal logging, land clearance, forest fires and mining has devastated Indonesian Borneo and cost the country an estimated Rp 311.4 trillion ($36.4 billion). Raffles Panjaitan, director for forest investigation and protection at the ministry, said an estimated 1,236 mining firms and 537 oil palm plantation companies were operating illegally in Central, East and West Kalimantan on the Indonesian half of Borneo. The companies had caused losses put at Rp158.5 trillion......

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