Critical Land in Bali Achieves 26,700 Hectares

Handling of critical land in Bali which is currently 26,700 ha remaining quite heavy and full of challenges. Even the head of the Office of Forestry Bali, AA Ngurah Buana be completely pessimistic claims in the next five years.

"I am pessimistic about the handling of critical land to complete in the next five years," I Buana when contacted at his office, Friday (11/12).

Reason Buana, because the cessation of the movement program of forest and land rehabilitation . Actually, that's program very helpful in the handling of critical land, because in addition to using the funds directly reboiisasi also conducted operations in each district.

This year, in the period from February until October, said Buana, side with related parties have succeeded in planting trees as much as 1. 826,000 seedlings of tree species.

Compared with year 2004 data, the critical area in Bali still reach 55,313 ha, spread outside the forest area 22,925 ha and 32,388 ha are in forest areas.

But thanks to assisted program, since 2004 until 2008 successfully carried out rehabilitation efforts covering 28,520 ha of critical land.

One also handed over to the community tree seedling stems as much as 1,612,500 which is equivalent to 4030 ha, the funding originating from the state budget, local budget and grants from outside agencies.