Please lah, these are either poor tribal peoples/ companies that
clear land for agri.
The first practices slash n burn as part of their culture, the
second does the same to clear land for agri cheaply
(illegally).
Whilst the 2nd might be guilty of illicit profiteering, I
believe one significant problem is with educating the former.
Pls note that these village folk have no access to municipal
electricity not water supply and less so internet not formal
education.
Slash and burn agri. is in their culture despite its
unsustainability and polutiveness.
These are poor tribal people with an ingrained culture, but for
for lack of proper facilities and education, their habits remain
unlikely to change.
Given that 'One Singapore resident's ecological footprint
equals that of 33 Africans' , Singaporeans should be patient
and supportive of Indonesia's efforts at reducing forest fires.
Perhaps the best and most sustainable way of protecting our
environment is to bring development in the form of education,
better sanitation and living conditions to the Indonesian tribal
people. SG must quickly develop and spread the message of
conservation as well as the virtues of reduce, reuse and recycle.
Organic (sustainable) farming methods and an overall improved
quality of life (QOL) would go miles both in environmental
conservation as well as in terrorism control.
Make the Indonesian tribesman happy and he will cooperate and
listen.
Hating 'em and their govt will do little if nothing to solve
this ugly situation.
Ref;
- 'One Singapore resident's ecological footprint equals
that of 33 Africans': [TDY 14Oct2010]
Please lah, then tell me why these farkin indons burn
specifically at September / October. I bet they must have seen the
wind direction and burn only when it blow the smoke to elsewhere
than Indonesia. Fuck their fucking tribes and culture. They should
go through a "Cultural Revolution" to become more educated.
