Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Official on Monday (15/12) stated that Banjarnegara landslide that struck last Friday (12/12) was caused by erosion. “Tegalele hill soil formation is an old volcanic sediment with thick solum [upper layers of a soil profile in which topsoil formation occurs] and it is weathering. In addition, that its slope is 60 to […]
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Solo administration built retention basin and rubber dam to prevent floods
Solo, Ekuatorial – To anticipate massive floods, Solo administration had planned to built retention basin and rubber dam in the banks of Bengawan Solo river, said its Mayor, FX Hadi Rudyatmo, in Solo, Central Java, on Monday (15/12). “We will immediately develop embung (local term for retention basin) in Tirtonadi area and rubber dam in […]
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Activists : Burning down ships will not give deterrent effect
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Indonesia’s recent bold move to burn down illegal fishing vessels would not be enough to create deterrent effect, said an activist, in Jakarta, on Thursday (11/12). Riza Damanik of Indonesian Traditional Fishermen Commission (KNTI) said that burning down vessels would only punish operators, not foreign entrepreneurs or corporations which would bring more […]
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Mismanagement by government, Indonesia lost 1.13 million ha of natural forest per year
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – A new report revealed on Thursday (11/12) Indonesia lost as much as 1.13 million hectares of its natural forest per year. The report, dubbed as The State of Indonesia’s Forest 2009 – 2013, was set up by Forest Watch Indonesia (FWI), an independent forest watchdog based in Bogor, West Java. Based on […]
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European Union submitted ‘non-paper’ climate protocol draft
Lima, Ekuatorial – A few days left for UN Climate Change Conference, COP20, in Lima, Peru, most of participants have started to criticize that negotiation is moving too slow. Two days before the end of the conference, no deal has been reached for any proposals. At the press conference in Lima, Todd Stern, US Special […]
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Forest police investigate orangutan shooting in Central Kalimantan
Palangka Raya, Ekuatorial – Special Responsive Police Forest Task Force of Central Kalimantan, known simply as SPORC, will be investigating on current killing of an adult female orangutan in plantation area located in Parenggean of Kotawaringin district, said its commander, Irwansyah, on Saturday (6/12). On Wednesday, a-20-year-old female orangutan was found in severe condition by […]
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Study : 144 million of people displaced due to climate change
Lima, Ekuatorial – Internal Displacement Monitoring Center (IDMC) data, an institution under Norwegian Refugee Council, predicted 144 million of people globally have been forced to move out due to disasters related to climate change impacts between 2008-12. Most of those forced displacements were caused by typhoon, storm, flood, erosion, and drought. Lead scientist of United […]
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Ministry of Marine and Fisheries captured 22 Chinese illegal vessels
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Ministry of Marine and Fisheries (MoMF) on Sunday (7/12) captured 22 Chinese illegal vessels in Indonesian waters. “Yesterday [Sunday] around 3 pm, we arrested 22 vessels from China. They were fishing illegally in Arafuru waters,” said Susi Pudjiastuti, Minister of Marine and Fiisheries, in Jakarta, on Monday (8/12) adding that they were […]
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BMKG : Typhoon Hagupit alert for North Sulawesi
Manado, Ekuatorial – Manado Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics or BMKG warned impacts of Typhoon Hagupit for people living in North Sulawesi, including Manado, the capital city. “Rains and winds happening now in North Sulawesi province were caused by tropical cyclone phenomenon, Typhoon Hagupit affecting wind pattern in the province,” said Novria, an official of Manado […]
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40 gun shots killed orangutan in Central Kalimantan
Palangka Raya, Ekuatorial – An adult female orangutan was found with two arms and legs broken but also 40 gun shots in her body, said a local activist, in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan, on Thursday (4/12). “She came from Barunang Miri Estate or PT Surya Inti Sawit Kahuripan (SISK), a palm oil company which is […]