AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to millions of articles from top publications available through your library.

Locals suffer from forest policy inconsistencies.

Jakarta Post

| July 31, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 1999 PT Bina Media Tenggara. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

(From The Jakarta Post)

from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, JULY 31, 2006 -- PAGE 9 Muhidin, 34, a farmer from Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara, is in despair

The Dompu District Court recently sentenced him to seven months in prison for cultivating a piece of land in the So Ncadu Conservation Forest

He was found to have violated the 1999 Law on Forestry by crossing into the conservation area to grow cashew trees

"Muhidin is innocent. He and his friends are victims of policy inconsistencies between the central government and the local administration," Alamudin, a member of the Dompu farmers' advocacy team, said at a seminar on the abuse of local …

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more
Economy risks losing momentum: Experts.
Newspaper article from: Jakarta Post November 5, 2010 700+ words
Foreign investors seeking more stable environment.
News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire April 25, 2003 700+ words
©2013 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. Contact us | Privacy policy | Terms and conditions

The AccessMyLibrary advertising network includes: womensforum.com GlamFamily