THE FINAL CUT Illegal Logging in Indonesia's Orangutan Parks
Introduction   Indonesia's Forests   Forest Reform Unreal Reform   Real Reform   Tanjung Puting   Gunung Leuser   Conclusions   Recommendations	Towards Real Forest Reform The core of Indonesia's forestry laws stem from a 1967 law granting the state sole control over the forests. The prevailing modus operandi since that time has been the division of forest lands into 20-year production concessions under the Hak Pengusahan Hutan (HPH) system, creating appalling deforestation, removal of people's land rights, and endemic corruption. In the current climate of political reform in Indonesia some degree of change is inevitable - but the nature and extent of forest reform is not yet clear. On one side the status quo is seeking to perpetuate its hold over forest resources, but opposing this is an increasingly vocal network of non-governmental organisations and academics calling for genuine reform.
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