THEIndonesia It is the first country to withdraw from the very fragile and hypocritical agreements made at the G20 in Rome during the summit at the end of October 2021. Remember? Over one hundred nations, through the commitment of their leaders, made a non-binding and therefore written-in-the-sand commitment to put an end to deforestation by 2030. At the same time, it adds a wordy and empty commitment to "promote sustainable development and inclusive rural transformation in the same areas." A phrase that's like hot air, a waste of words.
COUNTRIES THAT DESTROY THE MOST FORESTS IN THE WORLD
Indonesian government leaders barely had time to say goodbye before they told the world that the agreement to stop deforestation, signed in Rome, was just worthless. With a simple Twitter message, Indonesian Environment Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar commented that the commitment to the G20 "cannot be at the expense of Indonesia's economic development." What does this position mean? Simple: that the Jakarta government, ready to sign an agreement in Rome to end deforestation, is now ready to sign an agreement in Rome to end deforestation. deforestation eby 2030, is the same one that has approved an economic plan which foresees the felling of 55 million hectares of forest by 2040. forests they have to come down for the construction of roads, for the production of food products, and above all to make room for the plantations of Palm oil.
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DEFORESTATION IN INDONESIA
Indonesia's backtracking is not a marginal episode in the mare magnum of unfulfilled commitments on sustainability and addressing the climate emergency. The country, in fact, holds two records that matter greatly in this game. First, it has the largest portion of tropical forest in the world, after Brazil and the Democratic Republic of Congo: talking about deforestation Without it being a concrete practice in these territories, it doesn't make much sense. It's like making an agreement to clean the seas from plastic bags without including the countries bordering the Mediterranean. Secondly, Indonesia appears in the horrific ranking of the top four countries in the world where deforestation has been most intense in recent years. The British television BBC has published the list of these countries, which coincide with the places in the world where there are the most forests, and therefore more green lungs. In order: Brazil, Indonesia, Congo, and Bolivia. In twenty years, between 2001 and 2020, 26,2 million hectares of forest disappeared in Brazil; 9,7 million hectares in Indonesia; 5,3 million hectares in Congo; and 3 million hectares in Bolivia. In the last year, deforestation has accelerated dramatically, with an increase of 22 percent, largely concentrated in these areas. Where la poverty so widespread it makes it easy for the government to play games by asking not to be disturbed in their economic development plans with the unlikely aim of blocking the tree felling.
RAINFOREST IN INDONESIA
The rainforest in Indonesia, which also entered the world heritage siteA UNESCO World Heritage Site, it represents a unique natural universe, both in terms of its surface area and the relationship between its population and the plant and animal species found there. The Forest as a whole has a population equivalent to less than 1 percent of the planet's, and 7.468 villages are scattered along the edges of the forest areas. However, within the territory are 10 percent of known plant species, 12 percent of mammals, and 17 percent of birds. There is no other place in the world where such a high concentration of plants and animals, relative to the land area and human population, exists, some of which are very rare, such as the tree kangaroo, which feeds on leaves and spends much of its time in the trees.
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BANKS AGAINST FORESTS
While the world's great powers write their bogus commitments to stop deforestation, and in fact the countries with the most trees are increasing the destruction of this environmental heritage, the levers of financial power are very active in supporting only one thing in this sector: the activities of the companies at the forefront of the destruction of trees for commercial purposes. Financial Times , publishing the results of a research carried out by the humanitarian organization Global witness stressed that in the last five years, following the Paris Agreement on climate (2015) five international banks and some asset management funds have increased their financial commitment by 120 billion dollars in favor of twenty global groups in the agri-food sector, among which, for example, the Brazilian meat group JBS, one of the most criticized in Brazil precisely for its intense activity in favor of deforestation. The banks give money, with extreme generosity, to those who cut down trees, and these investments are increasing, covering the most important markets in the world. These include Bank of America, HSBC, JP Morgan Chase, BNP Paribas, and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. Even in Switzerland, the top management of the NGO Forest Trust Swiss banks are often accused of granting loans to large companies engaged in logging and of hiding, in their deposits, the treasures of corrupt politicians from countries where the most trees have been felled over the past twenty years. This money was accumulated precisely thanks to the murky green light for logging.
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