Colm O’Molloy, Guardian: “In 2007 an RSPB-led group bought up a series of logged-out Indonesian forests to bring them back from the brink.
“Over time, Harapan aims to become the leading center of knowledge on how to bring damaged forest ecosystems back to health. Tropical rainforests develop over thousands of years. It is not yet known how long it takes to fully restore a damaged rainforest to health, or if it is possible at all.
“There is little doubt that the forests that make up Harapan would have been completely destroyed by now was it not for the efforts of the RSPB and its partners to protect and restore them.
“Despite ongoing losses to encroachment, Harapan still has a relatively large percentage of forest cover within its boundaries. Much of the surrounding forests have been completely decimated and replaced by palm plantations.”
Source: www.theguardian.com
