Jambi - British Ambassador to Indonesia Martin Hatful starting on Thursday (Mar 25) will visit the Berbak National Park (TNB) in Jambi province, head of the Jambi Natural Resources Conservation Institute Didy Woryanto said.
He said on Wednesday, in his capacity as head of the Jambi culture and tourism agency, that the United Kindom is one of the countries in the world which consider forests as an important part of a country, including Jambi province which has wide forested areas.
"The UK is also a country which cares for reducing global warming, therefore the British diplomat wished to find out about condition of TNB," he said.
The British ambassador`s visit will also be utilized by the Jambi administration to promote its ecotourism potential, because several national parks like the Bukit Tigapuluh and Bukit Duabelas National Parks are holding a great deal of interesting biodiversity, both for natural tourism and research purposes.
A number of national parks like TNB still has many protected animals like the Sumatran tiger (panthera tigris Sumatrae), and the Sumatran elephants (elephas maximus Sumatranus) in the Bukit Tigapuluh National Park.
In the Bukit Duabelas National Park many jungle people are still living with their interesting culture, which is deserved to be presented to tourists.
"We also wish to tell the British ambassador that Jambi province is a safe place to visit," Didy said.
However, the diplomat`s visit may also be related to the keen interest of the UK in the condition of the forests in Indonesia which also reduce carbon gas emissions, while Jambi greatly contributes to reducing global warming.
The British ambassador chose to visit TNB, because its forest is not only still intact, it is also a `bathroom` for Jambi because its land is wet.
He however also admitted that illegal logging also took place in TNB, but to a very small extent.
Martin Hatful`s visit to Jambi was also expected to open cooperation in carbon trade with the proceeds to be used for the conservation of the forests in Jambi province, Didy Wuryanto said.
Source: http://www.antaranews.com
He said on Wednesday, in his capacity as head of the Jambi culture and tourism agency, that the United Kindom is one of the countries in the world which consider forests as an important part of a country, including Jambi province which has wide forested areas.
"The UK is also a country which cares for reducing global warming, therefore the British diplomat wished to find out about condition of TNB," he said.
The British ambassador`s visit will also be utilized by the Jambi administration to promote its ecotourism potential, because several national parks like the Bukit Tigapuluh and Bukit Duabelas National Parks are holding a great deal of interesting biodiversity, both for natural tourism and research purposes.
A number of national parks like TNB still has many protected animals like the Sumatran tiger (panthera tigris Sumatrae), and the Sumatran elephants (elephas maximus Sumatranus) in the Bukit Tigapuluh National Park.
In the Bukit Duabelas National Park many jungle people are still living with their interesting culture, which is deserved to be presented to tourists.
"We also wish to tell the British ambassador that Jambi province is a safe place to visit," Didy said.
However, the diplomat`s visit may also be related to the keen interest of the UK in the condition of the forests in Indonesia which also reduce carbon gas emissions, while Jambi greatly contributes to reducing global warming.
The British ambassador chose to visit TNB, because its forest is not only still intact, it is also a `bathroom` for Jambi because its land is wet.
He however also admitted that illegal logging also took place in TNB, but to a very small extent.
Martin Hatful`s visit to Jambi was also expected to open cooperation in carbon trade with the proceeds to be used for the conservation of the forests in Jambi province, Didy Wuryanto said.
Source: http://www.antaranews.com