Indonesia: Industrial Tree Estate (HTI) program
In order to decrease the rate of deforestation, the government is developing fast growing plantations under the HTI (Industrial Tree Estate) program. By 1994 these plantations covered about 1.34 million hectares with the majority being Teak (67%); Pine (23%); Mahogany (8%); and Agathis. These plantations will provide the necessary wood and associated forest products, without having to log and harvest the country’s natural forests.
Status: Government Initiative
Targets: The plantation program is envisaged to eventually convert 6.2 million hectares of unproductive forest land into industrial plantations by 2000. About 1.8 million hectares will be Teak. By 2020, the government hopes to have half the country’s wood production sourced from these plantations.
References: Asia-Pacific Forestry Sector Outlook Study: Commentary on Forest Policy in the Asia-Pacific Region (A Review for Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand and Western Samoa), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/DOCREP/W7730E/w7730e...