Jakarta, Nov. 5 -- Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni met with Commander of the National Armed Forces (TNI) General Agus Subiyanto to secure the military's support in protecting the 125 million hectares of forests in Indonesia.

After the meeting here on Tuesday, Antoni revealed that the Ministry of Forestry and the TNI Headquarters are planning to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU), which will serve as the basis for cooperation and collaboration between the two institutions in the future.

"Soon, there will be a signing of the MoU between the Ministry of Forestry and the TNI regarding how we can cooperate to protect the forests so that they are not plundered by private hands, communities, or corporations that damage our forests as ...