Trucks loaded with illegal ironwood and meranti were found in the oil palm plantation

A truck loaded with Ulin and Meranti wood which was suspected to be illegal was seized as it passed through the oil palm plantation factory area in Tumbang Kalang Village., Antang Kalang District, East Kotawaringin Regency, Central Kalimantan on Monday (27/1) around 15.00 WIB.

Disclosure of this case occurred when the police conducted routine checks. When checked, the driver with the initials ME whose address is in Pundu Village, Cempaga District cannot show the documents of the timber he is transporting. The suspect is currently under arrest and is still undergoing the process of being examined at the Kotawaringin Timur Police. The evidence preserved was in the form of dozens of Ulin processed wood in the form of blocks and more than Meranti wood 200 pieces of board.

This article has been published on Antaranews.com with the title “Trucks loaded with illegal ironwood and meranti were found in the oil palm plantation”, https://kalteng.antaranews.com/berita/366925/truk-bermuatan-ulin-dan-meranti-ilegal-ditemukan-di-kebun-sawit Writer : My Norway

Illegal logging in the eastern city (Indonesian scents activities)

Kota Waringin Timur Regency is one of the locations prone to illegal logging (illegal logging) with prosecution activities that the police have carried out several times. From monitoring (SCENTS) This area is also an area with a high potential for illegal logging due to ample river access for timber transportation and weak routine monitoring efforts by the authorities.. Until now, SCENTS is still actively encouraging cooperation with law enforcement officers to carry out routine surveillance in the East Waringin City area.

Illegal logging and forest fires are the main threats to forest sustainability in Kalimantan. Not only affects humans, Biodiversity in Kalimantan also continues to shrink due to increasingly narrow forests. This is exacerbated by the ongoing hunting activities in Kalimantan, especially hunting for protected animals. State losses, both from the ecological and economic aspects, are very visible as a result of illegal activities using the nature. Up to you 30 April 2019 monitoring is carried out, monitored 45 places where wood processing and buying and selling activities remain active. From 55 processing and buying and selling place, 36 some of them were monitored anonymously (whether or not it is a Trading Unit/UD) so it is also possible that the activity has not been licensed (illegal).

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