Intensification Plantation Reduce Environmental Damage

The addition of plantation production, through improved technology is more likely to benefit, rather than breaking new ground. In addition to the economic value increases, also reducing the environmental damage caused by land use change. This was stated by the representatives of the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) and the University of Palangkaraya, in Jakarta, Monday (07/01/2013).

“By way of intensification, through improved technology, the plantation can produce more. In contrast to the way extension is also raising production, but tends to destroy the environment because it needs to open up more land,” said Jane Wilkinson, from the CPI.

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