Press Release: EU PROVIDES 2 MILLION EURO FOR ILLEGAL LOGGING RESPONSE
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Subject: Press Release: EU PROVIDES 2 MILLION EURO FOR ILLEGAL LOGGING RESPONSE CENTRE
Jakarta, 20 April 2001 (Ref. : PI08-01/ 519) PRESS RELEASE
EUROPEAN UNION PROVIDES 2 MILLION EURO FOR ILLEGAL LOGGING RESPONSE CENTRE
The European Commission (EC) - the executive body of the European Union (EU) - and the
Government of Indonesia has agreed on the establishment of an Illegal Logging Response
Centre (ILRC) at the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry. For the establishment of the
ILRC, a grant amount of € 2 million has been committed by the EC for a three-year
period.
The ILRC aims to strengthen the capacity of the Government of Indonesia to reduce the
level of illegal logging within the forestry estate, particularly within national
parks and protected forest areas. It is expected that the establishment of the ILRC
will improve information dissemination on the volume and extent of illegal logging,
strengthen capacities of government and civil society agencies to prepare dossiers
supporting legal action against perpetrators, elaborate strategies to tackle
underlying causes of illegal logging and generally provide a focal point for donor and
non-governmental organisations (NGOs) efforts in the sector.
The financing agreement for the establishment of the ILRC was signed by Marzuki Usman,
the Indonesian Minister of Forestry on 19 April 2001 and earlier by Chris Patten,
European Commissioner for External Relations.
The ILRC represents another component of the substantial EC-Indonesia Forest Programme
and points to the strong commitment of both the Indonesian Government and the EC to
continue to address the problems of conservation and sustainable management of the
forestry resources of Indonesia.
The present total grant contribution by the EC, EU Member States and private
organisations to projects being implemented in the forestry sector is close to €
175,000,000 or more than 75% of the overall grant contribution to the forestry sector
in Indonesia.
For the total EC-Indonesia development co-operation, a total of € 30 million in
grant has been disbursed by the EC in the year 2000. The EC is committed to further
expand its co-operation in 2001.
UNI EROPA BERI HIBAH 2 JUTA EURO UNTUK PUSAT REAKSI PENEBANGAN LIAR
Komisi Eropa - sebagai badan eksekutif Uni Eropa - dan Pemerintah Indonesia
menyepakati pendirian Pusat Reaksi Penebangan Liar atau Illegal Logging Response
Centre (ILRC) di Departemen Kehutanan. Untuk ILRC tersebut, Komisi Eropa menyediakan
hibah sebesar € 2 juta untuk kurun waktu tiga tahun.
ILRC bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kapasitas Pemerintah Indonesia untuk mengurangi
tingkat penebangan liar, khususnya di Taman Nasional dan hutan-hutan lainnya yang
dilindungi. ILRC akan berfungi untuk membantu penyebarluasan informasi mengenai
praktek penebangan liar, meningkatkan kapasitas pemerintah dan masyarakat madani dalam
mempersiapkan berkas-berkas pendukung untuk menuntut para pelanggar hukum dan
menjabarkan strategi-strategi untuk menangulangi penyebab dasar terjadinya penebangan
liar. Selain itu, ILRC akan berperan sebagai pusat informasi dan koordinasi (focal
point) bagi upaya-upaya negara-negara donor dan lembaga swadaya masyarakat di sektor
tersebut.
Kesepakatan finansial untuk pendirian ILRC ditandatangani oleh Marzuki Usman, Menteri
Kehutanan Repubik Indonesia pada tanggal 19 April 2001 dan sebelumnya oleh Chris
Patten, Komisioner Eropa untuk Urusan Luar Negeri.
ILRC merupakan tambahan signifikan bagi Program Kerjasama Komisi Eropa dan Indonesia
di bidang Kehutanan yang telah ada selama ini, serta menunjukkan komitmen serius dari
Pemerintah Indonesia dan Komisi Eropa dalam mengatasi masalah-masalah yang dihadapi
dalam hal perlindungan dan pengelolaan secara berkesinambungan dari sumber daya hutan
Indonesia.
Saat ini keseluruhan bantuan hibah dari Komisi Eropa, negara-negara anggota Uni Eropa
dan lembaga-lembaga nirlaba Eropa untuk proyek-proyek di bidang kehutanan mencapai €
175,000,000 atau melebihi 75% dari jumlah keseluruhan hibah yang diterima Indonesia
untuk sektor kehutanan.
Untuk keseluruhan kerjasama pembangunan antara Komisi Eropa dan Pemerintah Indonesia,
hibah sebesar € 30 juta telah dicairkan oleh Komisi Eropa pada tahun 2000. Komisi
Eropa memiliki pula komitmen untuk meningkatkan kerjasama tersebut di tahun 2001.
Official exchange rate for April 2001/ Kurs resmi bulan April 2001: € 1 (1 euro) =
Rp 9264.32
Further information/ informasi lebih lanjut:
Tioria Silalahi, Press & Information Officer, tel (62 21) 570 6076
Marcel de Brune, Programme Officer, tel (62 21) 570 6076
