Thursday, October 29, 2009

animal in danger of extinction :(



         There are thousands of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and insects in Indonesia. Many if these animals are drying. People have cut down forest to build houses. The houses of many animals have been destroyed. Some people like to hunt animals for their skins or for sport. The number of elephants, rhinoceroses, tigers, and whales is now very small. Many fish have died in dirty rivers.

         The smoke and dirty gases have reduced the number of birds. Nowadays, the government has law to protect animals. Some of the animals protected in Indonesia are the Sumatran elephants, tigers, orangutan, and the Komodo Dragon, the Bird of Paradise and many kinds of butterflies and fish. They also have National Park of animals. Some zoos collect a few of these animals and breed them. They try to increase the numbers.  

let's protect animal in our Indonesia !

what i think about "illegal logging"

     Illegal logging is the harvest, transportation, purchase or sale of timber in violation of laws. The harvesting procedure itself may be illegal, including using corrupt means to gain access to forests; extraction without permission or from a protected area; the cutting of protected species; or the extraction of timber in excess of agreed limits .

     Illegalities may also occur during transport, such as illegal processing and export; fraudulent declaration to customs; and the avoidance of taxes and other charges.
Illegal logging is a pervasive problem, causing enormous damage to forests, local communities and to the economies of producer countries. Despite the economic importance of trade in timber and forest products, major international timber consumer countries, such as the EU, have no legal means to halt the import of illegally sourced forest products. However, this is due to the circumstance that the identification of illegally logged or traded timber is technically difficult. Therefore, a legal basis for normative acts against timber imports or other products manufactured out of illegal wood is missing. Possible actions to restrict imports cannot meet with WTO regulations of non-discrimination. They must instead be arranged in bilateral agreements.