Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Around 80 percent of natural disasters in Indonesia caused by climate change which place adaptation efforts more crucial to tackle by government, said an official in Jakarta, on Tuesday (25/11). “There are two impacts [of climate change], which are direct impacts such as floods, droughts, landslides, and sea level rise. Meanwhile, indirect […]
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CCTV installed to monitor Mount Merapi lava flood
Klaten, Ekuatorial – To anticipate Mount Merapi lava flood, Klaten Mitigation Disaster Agency installed surveillance cameras at Woro river upstream, said an official, in Klaten, Central Java, on Monday (24/11). “The device is meant to monitor lava movement of Mount Merapi when it’s raining,” said Sri Winoto, head of the agency adding that there were […]
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Indonesia to submit forest data for the upcoming UN Climate Conference
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Out of five main activities, Indonesia has only managed to submit two emission reduction activities for the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference in Peru, Lima, said an official on Monday (24/11), in Jakarta. “We have just submitted two variables in the Forest Reference Emission Level or FREL, which are deforestation and forest […]
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Father and son developed eco-pesticide changing conventional farming of East Aceh
East Aceh, Ekuatorial – After five years of experiment, two farmers of East Aceh district developed environmentally friendly pesticide for their paddies establishing different way of farming. Jafar, 55 years old farmer of Seulemak Muda village of Nurussalam sub district, and his son of 25 years old, Agusnaini started out their experiment after most of […]
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Raja Ampat Documentary released
Sorong, Ekuatorial – Documentary film “Guardians of Raja Ampat” by world class cinematographers Shawn Heinrichs and John Weller hit premier WTC beach, Waisai, Raja Ampat, Papua, on Thursday (20/11). The movie followed stories of people which have contributed to change the face of Raja Ampat to become a better conservation area, aside for economical benefits. […]
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Manado govt lack of socialization for disaster management
Manado, Ekuatorial – Despite Manado was considered as prone to natural disaster, its government was still unprepared for safety measures, said a lecturer, in Manado, South Sulawesi, on Thursday (20/11). Professor Berty Sompie of Sam Ratulangi criticized on how city administration was lacking to socialize standard operating procedure or SOP for natural disaster to public. […]
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Benoa Bay Reclamation : Challenge for Jokowi’s Maritime Country
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – As President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has repeatedly stated for Indonesia to return as a strong maritime country, the sentiment was hailed positively by activists who are currently protesting against reclamation of Benoa Bay. “In relation to president’s inagural speech, we are hoping that [president] Jokowi can pay attention to what we are […]
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Aceh young farmers opt for eco-agriculture method
Langsa, Ekuatorial – Eco-friendly agriculture practice, dubbed as System Rice Intensification (SRI), turned out to be more profitable than regular agricultural method, said a farmer in Langsa, on Monday (17/11). The SRI method is an eco-friendly agricultural practice which intensified land use and use organic products, especially for its fertilizers. This type of agriculture is […]
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Manado early warning system was insufficient
Manado, Ekuatorial – Within four days, Manado of North Sulawesi have been hit by earthquakes. The largest 7.3 magnitude quake hit on Saturday (15/11). Unfortunately, Manado local government was criticized over their lack capability to deliver clear information over the disaster. “We are having difficulties to get accurate information from related officials, including city administration […]
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Atjeh Post : Aceh Governor not firm enough on mining moratorium
Based on GeRak Aceh study, Fernan said, 134 mining activity licenses (IUP) have already being given by bupati [head of district], must be reviewed in the following year. Aceh Anti-Corruption Movement Institution, or GeRak, criticized Aceh governor for not being firm implementing mining moratorium. GeRAK criticized that Aceh governor only interested in building his image […]