Editing Mount Merapi (section)

==National park==
[[File:The peak of Merapi seen from Klangon.jpg|thumb|The peak of Merapi seen from Klangon.]]
In 2004, an area of 6,410 hectares around Mount Merapi was established as a [[List of national parks of Indonesia|national park]]. The decision of the Ministry of Forestry to declare the park has been subsequently challenged in court by [[The Indonesian Forum for Environment]], on grounds of lack of consultation with local residents.<ref>[http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2004/07/10/walhi-sues-cabinet-minister-over-merapi-national-park.html P.C. Naommy:''Walhi sues Cabinet minister over Merapi National Park''] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008044209/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2004/07/10/walhi-sues-cabinet-minister-over-merapi-national-park.html |date=8 October 2012 }} in [[The Jakarta Post]] 7 October 2004. Retrieved 28 October 2010.</ref> During the 2006 eruption of the volcano it was reported that many residents were reluctant to leave because they feared their residences would be confiscated for expansion of the national park, meaning they would not have a house.<ref>[http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2006/05/04/many-still-reluctant-leave-merapi.html Slamet Susanto:''Many still reluctant to leave Merapi''] {{Webarchive  |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920173443/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2006/05/04/many-still-reluctant-leave-merapi.html |date=20 September 2011 }} in [[The Jakarta Post]] 5 April 2006. Retrieved 28 October 2010.</ref>