These individuals and companies were interested in the land using Temporary Occupancy Licences to log, he said, adding that almost all logging areas are subject to the TOL being approved before September 2020. “I feel called to provide a clarification on the land application in the Nabawan district. The area used to be under the Pensiangan Forest Reserve Class II which had been dissolved and has now been gazetted as Tatalaan Government Land.
This is temporary and on the condition that the ownership of the land will be handed back to those involved in the planning of the establishment of the cooperative which is also being worked on with the proposed plan,” he said. Abdul Ghani said after making considerations, he agreed with the community leader’s proposal thinking that if the application was made under his name, then the individuals and companies concerned would not continue to apply for the land.