Originally published in The Jakarta Post, Opinion,

Fitrian Ardiansyah, Canberra ACT | Mon, 13 June 2011. 6:44 PM

Original link: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/06/13/environment-day-a-good-day...

This year’s World Environment Day, which sports the theme “Forests: Nature at your service” is likely to be celebrated in a more “colorful” way in Indonesia.

This may be due to the fact that in the last two weeks prior to June 5, three influential policies were issued by the government. These were two presidential decrees concerning forests and the most recent economic development master plan.

If not properly guided, managed and implemented, these three policies have the potential to be contradictory and hence could ruin a significant chance for Indonesia to sustainably manage its remaining valuable forests. Read more »