世界銀行21日在雅加達發表一份報告，報告中指出世銀在「優先方案當中」支持印尼林務局加速林業擴展計畫，而印尼和美國的環保團體則對世銀支持印尼林務局擴展林業計畫提出批評。
印尼蘇門達臘島「提倡紙漿與紙公共聯盟」（CAPPA）的諾爾（Rivani Noor）表示：「在印尼，林業計畫以往都與造成原始森林遭受砍伐、發生無法控制的森林大火而衝擊當地社區和鄰國，以及和重大的違反人權事件連結在一起。」
世銀的這份報告「延續經濟成長、農村生計與環境利益：印尼森林計畫的策略性選擇」中，探究了世銀所稱的「印尼重要森林資源更有效利用以促進經濟成長、農村生計與環境保護之挑戰。」
Conservation groups from Indonesia and the United States are criticizing World Bank support for an expansion of industrial forest plantations in Indonesia. The bank's report, issued Wednesday in Jakarta, identifies as "among the highest priorities," support for the Indonesian Department of Forestry's plan for accelerated plantation development.
"In Indonesia, plantation establishment has traditionally been linked to extraordinary deforestation, uncontrolled forest fires impacting local communities and neighboring countries and significant human rights violations," said Rivani Noor of CAPPA, the Community Alliance for PUlp and Paper Advocacy, on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
The World Bank report, "Sustaining Economic Growth, Rural Livelihoods, and Environmental Benefits: Strategic Options for Forest Assistance in Indonesia," explores what the bank calls "the challenge of harnessing the country's significant forest resources to better contribute to growth, rural livelihoods and environmental protection."
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