Saturday, June 01, 2002 09:50:42 PM

Earth Wire

GREENPEACE URGED TO ASSIST RI IN MONITORING ILLEGAL LOGGING

Nusa Dua, Bali, May 28 (ANTARA) - Indonesian minister for environmental affairs Nabiel Makarim urged the prominent environmental non-governmental organization Greenpeace to assist

the government in combatting illegal logging which had been destroying the country`s tropical forests.

`Basically we welcome Greenpeace`s presence in Indonesia and I will call on them to support us in dealing with illegal logging,` Nabiel said after meeting with Greenpeace activists here Tuesday.
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