Financial support for forested nations a must, Yudhoyono says

"The world should be aware that most of the countries that have forests are developing nations, not industrialised countries," he said in remarks broadcast on radio as he kicked off a massive one-day tree planting exercise across Indonesia.
He said rich nations should help forested countries, including Indonesia, to preserve their forests through a global agreement on environment protection.
"If we had a large financial capacity, we wouldn't need other countries' assistance. But because of our limits, we need to cooperate," he was quoted by AFP as saying.
Some 79 million trees are expected to be planted during Wednesday's event, which comes ahead of Indonesia hosting a major UN climate change conference on the resort island of Bali next week.