Selasa, 28 Oktober 2008 20:31 WIB
BANDAR LAMPUNG, SELASA - Hutan lindung di wilayah Lampung seluas 317.615 hektar saat ini dilirik negara-negara maju untuk diikutkan dalam perdagangan karbon. Saat ini Pemerintah Provinsi Lampung tengah mengkaji prosedur dan kontrak perdagangan karbon yang ditawarkan.
Asisten II Gubernur Lampung Bidang Ekonomi, Keuangan, dan Pembangunan (Ekubang), Djunaedi Jaya, Selasa (28/10) pada acara ekspose kerjasama perdagangan karbon internasional di Gedung Gubernur Lampung mengatakan, kerjasama perdagangan karbon tersebut akan menguntungkan Lampung. Selama ini, diketahui hutan lindung di Lampung sudah banyak yang rusak.
"Kerusakan terjadi karena faktor ekonomi, masyarakat masuk hutan dan merambah. Selain itu hutan rusak juga akibat penebangan liar. Sementara kita tidak memiliki dana cukup untuk menjaga dan memelihara hutan," ujar Djunaedi Jaya.
Berdasarkan ekspose, satu ton karbon dihargai sekitar 1013 dollar Amerika Serikat (AS). Harga tersebut diperkirakan akan terus meningkat menjadi 100 dollar AS per ton pada 2012.
Menurut Djunaedi, tawaran tersebut cukup menarik. Apabila Lampung dengan luasan hutan lindung 317.615 hektar yang terletak di lima kabupaten mampu menjaga kelestarian hutan, Lampung bisa mendapat kompensasi sekitar 80 persen dari perdagangan karbon.
"Pemprov Lampung akan mempelajari rancangan kerjasama perdagangan karbon tersebut. Kami akan segera memaparkan tawaran ini kepada bapak gubernur untuk ditindaklanjuti," ujar Djunaedi.
Erlyn Rommel, mitra lokal Carbon Strategic Global Ltd (CSG) atai IBN Group yang berkedudukan di Australia pada ekspose tersebut mengatakan, dana kompensasi tersebut harus bisa dimanfaatkan untuk menjaga kelestarian hutan. Sesuai mekanisme perdagangan, CSG akan melihat potensi hutan lindung Lampung dan kemampuan produksi karbon.
Kemampuan produksi akan dikalikan dengan harga per ton karbon. Hasilnya akan dibagi antara Pemprov Lampung, kabupaten pemilik hutan, serta CSG. Apabila dalam masa kontrak terjadi kerusakan hutan yang cukup parah, kontrak akan langsung dihentikan.
Untuk bisa menjaga hutan, CSG akan memfasilitasi Pemprov Lampung dalam hal penjagaan dan pengawasan hutan. CSG akan merekrut polisi hutan dan membayar dengan bayaran tinggi untuk membantu menjaga hutan dari pen ebangan liar atau aksi perusakan. CSG juga akan memberikan pendidikan mengenai kehutanan kepada masyarakat sekitar hutan lindung.
Menurut Erlyn, perdagangan karbon tersebut menarik. Perdagangan karbon merupakan kompensasi dari negara-negara industri maju untuk membayar kerusakan lingkungan yang sudah mereka buat. Asap karbon dioksida yang dihasilkan pabrik-pabrik di Eropa dan AS sudah merusak lapisan ozon.
Salah satu cara untuk memperbaiki kerusakan ozon adalah dengan mempertahankan produksi karbon dari hutan-hutan di Indonesia, Asia Pasific, Amerika Selatan, ataupun Papua New Guinea. Kompensasi diambilkan dari pembayaran negara-negara maju tersebut atas kerusakan lingkungan yang dibuat.
CSG berupaya memfasilitasi daerah-daerah di Indonesia yang memiliki hutan untuk mendapatkan kompensasi atas karbon yang dihasilkan, sekaligus untuk menjaga dan memelihara hutan lindung.
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008
317.615 Hektar Hutan Lindung Lampung Dilirik Perdagangan Karbon
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Palm oil crisis can even tie to Halloween candy
Do the pros of using palm oil outweigh the cons?
By Christina Salvo
Monday, October 27, 2008 at 7:13 p.m.
COLORADO SPRING, COLO. -- Health concerns with trans-fatty acids found in partially hydrogenated oil has led the push for palm oil as a substitute. But its increased use is causing a domino effect, creating new problems.
Trees are cleared to create oil plantations. As oil plantations expand in South America, Southeast Asia, the Pacific and Africa, environmentalists say they are transforming the ecosystems and contributing heavily to climate change.
While deforestation accounts for a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions, it also threatens the extinction of millions of plant and animal species, including the orangutans.
"The rainforest is crucial. They need it to be able to find food and shelter," explained Dina Bredahl, Animal Care Manager at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.
In many areas, especially Indonesia, the rainforest is being leveled to make way for profitable palm oil plantations.
"Right now Indonesia is third highest as far as producing greenhouse gases in the world, yet they use so little as far as automobiles and other things like that. The problem is because of removing rain forests," said Bredahl.
Demand for palm oil is so high right now as people look for alternatives to trans-fat plus it can be cheaply produced, said Bredahl.
But many consumers aren't even aware any controversy exists surrounding palm oil farming.
"What you buy at the grocery store really does affect not just people in other countries, but animals as well and entire ecosystems," said Bredahl.
It's a bit of a balancing act weighing the pros against the cons of palm oil. In the meantime, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo encourages consumers to support companies that use sustainable palm oil vs. nonsustainable.
"Sustainable palm oil is produced by using already cleared land. That way you're not taking more rainforest away from orangutan and many hundreds of other species," explained Bredahl.
Click here to learn ways to help in the palm oil crisis.
source: fox21news.com
By Christina Salvo
Monday, October 27, 2008 at 7:13 p.m.
COLORADO SPRING, COLO. -- Health concerns with trans-fatty acids found in partially hydrogenated oil has led the push for palm oil as a substitute. But its increased use is causing a domino effect, creating new problems.
Trees are cleared to create oil plantations. As oil plantations expand in South America, Southeast Asia, the Pacific and Africa, environmentalists say they are transforming the ecosystems and contributing heavily to climate change.
While deforestation accounts for a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions, it also threatens the extinction of millions of plant and animal species, including the orangutans.
"The rainforest is crucial. They need it to be able to find food and shelter," explained Dina Bredahl, Animal Care Manager at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.
In many areas, especially Indonesia, the rainforest is being leveled to make way for profitable palm oil plantations.
"Right now Indonesia is third highest as far as producing greenhouse gases in the world, yet they use so little as far as automobiles and other things like that. The problem is because of removing rain forests," said Bredahl.
Demand for palm oil is so high right now as people look for alternatives to trans-fat plus it can be cheaply produced, said Bredahl.
But many consumers aren't even aware any controversy exists surrounding palm oil farming.
"What you buy at the grocery store really does affect not just people in other countries, but animals as well and entire ecosystems," said Bredahl.
It's a bit of a balancing act weighing the pros against the cons of palm oil. In the meantime, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo encourages consumers to support companies that use sustainable palm oil vs. nonsustainable.
"Sustainable palm oil is produced by using already cleared land. That way you're not taking more rainforest away from orangutan and many hundreds of other species," explained Bredahl.
Click here to learn ways to help in the palm oil crisis.
source: fox21news.com
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