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Tue, 05/05/2009 - 11:39
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RI TRAINS FORESTRY PERSONNEL FROM TIMOR LESTE
Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), May 5 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government is conducting a training course for 30 officers of the Timor Leste forestry office here May 4-19 as part of the implementation of a forestry cooperation agreement.
The agreement was signed by Indonesia's forestry minister and Timor Leste's agriculture, forestry and fishery minister in Jakarta on October 29, 2008.
The training was officially opened by the foreign affairs ministry's information and public diplomatic director general, Andri Hadi, and at the presence of among others Timor Leste's Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery Minister Mariano Assanami Sabino, Indonesian Ambassador to Timor Leste Eddy Setia Budhi, the forestry ministry's rehabilitation and social forestry director general, Indiastuti, and NTT Vice Governor Esthon L Foenay.
The training course was entitled "International Training on Multi Disaster Risk Management: Focusing on Forest Rehabilitation for Timor Leste".
Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has launched a tree planting movement with a slogan of "One Man One Tree' and the Indonesian Tree Planting Day to be observed on every November 28.
Timor Leste's Forestry Minister also planned to launch a National Tree Planting Movement with a target of planting at least one million trees.
Apart from the bilateral cooperation with Timor Leste, Indonesia is preparing a draft agreement on trilateral forestry cooperation which will also involve Timor Leste and Brazil.
The cooperation will include forest restoration, land erosion mitigation, wood product revitalization, and tree rejuvenation, as well as forestry trainings.
The agreement was signed by Indonesia's forestry minister and Timor Leste's agriculture, forestry and fishery minister in Jakarta on October 29, 2008.
The training was officially opened by the foreign affairs ministry's information and public diplomatic director general, Andri Hadi, and at the presence of among others Timor Leste's Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery Minister Mariano Assanami Sabino, Indonesian Ambassador to Timor Leste Eddy Setia Budhi, the forestry ministry's rehabilitation and social forestry director general, Indiastuti, and NTT Vice Governor Esthon L Foenay.
The training course was entitled "International Training on Multi Disaster Risk Management: Focusing on Forest Rehabilitation for Timor Leste".
Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has launched a tree planting movement with a slogan of "One Man One Tree' and the Indonesian Tree Planting Day to be observed on every November 28.
Timor Leste's Forestry Minister also planned to launch a National Tree Planting Movement with a target of planting at least one million trees.
Apart from the bilateral cooperation with Timor Leste, Indonesia is preparing a draft agreement on trilateral forestry cooperation which will also involve Timor Leste and Brazil.
The cooperation will include forest restoration, land erosion mitigation, wood product revitalization, and tree rejuvenation, as well as forestry trainings.
