Replanting scheme touted
A government announcement that it will promote the replanting of trees in areas reclaimed from unused economic land concessions has drawn a broadly positive response. But Buntenh, a monk and environmental activist, on August 22 said that while the idea was good, it was not clear that the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the body responsible for the program, would perform. Thun Sarath, a spokesman with the Forestry Administration, confirmed that the administration was working with MAFF on the project, but referred other questions to the ministry. Curtis Hundley, the representative for Winrock International, a non-profit that works on deforestation issues, said the government had ample resources to succeed with its pledge.
