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Deforestation in Indonesia is not only threaten wildlife Sumatran tiger but also threatens the life, customs and art traditions of the local community. Since old forests become a source of inspiration, philosophy and the hanger being of communities living in the vicinity.
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"Loss of forest means loss of all sources of inspiration and philosophy of life taught to preserve and balance of nature," said Datuk Raja Gampo Edwel Yusri tiger conservationists martial arts traditions from the village of Balingka, Agam regency, West Sumatra. Datuk Edwel with dozens of other young fighters and non-profit organization Greenpeace launched a campaign of "Saving the Tiger Forest House" on Friday (16 / 9), in Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jakarta.
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Forest rescue campaign spectacle are packed with this new culture was first performed in Indonesia. "How this is done to show that forest destruction is not only an adverse affect on climate, biodiversity and forest communities but also have an impact on the economic, social and cultural community," said Zulfahmi, Team Leader Greenpeace Indonesia forest campaigner.
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According Zulfahmi, community involvement, particularly of indigenous peoples to participate in maintaining the forest is an effective strategy to raise awareness of forest destruction in Indonesia. The rate of forest destruction in Indonesia is very alarming, per year, reaching 1.08 million hectares of forest destroyed mankind. Massive damage occurred on the island of Sumatra.
Large-scale deforestation is threatening the Sumatran tiger population is now the number that exist in the wild only about 400.
The tiger is one of the cultural symbols of Indonesian society. The symbol is embodied in various forms of martial arts such as reog and as a martial art native to Indonesia. For the Minangkabau of Sumatra tiger figure highly respected and sacred.
Nur Hidayati, Chief Representative of Indonesia Greenpeace said the destruction of forest habitat of tigers so urgent in recent conflicts arise between man and tiger. Nur said the government had indeed issued a moratorium on logging but do not evaluate all existing logging permits.
"Almost all the forest area is still forested who had mastered the licenses (license holder). We are still struggling to keep the licenses were evaluated," said Nur.
The campaign is part of the 40th anniversary of Greenpeace in the world since the institute was founded in 1971 ago. Greenpeace operates in Indonesia in 2006.
The focus of Greenpeace campaigns in Indonesia is to save tropical forests. Indonesia's tropical forests is one of three remaining tropical forests in the world, the other is in the Brazilian Amazon forests and forests in the Congo. In addition to his culture, the campaign also filled with a photo exhibition and speeches.
source: kompas
Keyword: Deforestation, Sumatran Tiger, Greenpeace Indonesia, Wildlife Forest