Tornado that hit the area of Pabelan, Semarang regency, on Sunday (10/03) afternoon, damaging at least 100 houses and electrical installations in Semowo Village, District Pabelan, precisely in Hamlet Mendoh Lor and Hamlet Mendoh Kidul. As a result, the electricity outages in the village. This information is presented by Police Chief Pabelan, AKP Slamet Riyanto, […]
Articles
Posted in
Kapuas Hulu, The Poor “Lungs of the World”
Being a conservation district were turned out unfavorable. People lived far inland and are ignored by the government. Nanga Bungan village, a village which is a benchmark to reaches the upstream of Kapuas. Later, people committed to making Kapuas Hulu as Conservation Regency. On the one hand, nature conservation is a proud thing. In fact, […]
Posted in
Riau’s Air Quality Worsens
The air quality in Pekanbaru is getting worse due to smoky haze from forest fire. Based on observation by Tempo on Sunday, March 9, 2013, air pollution index board at Jalan Sudirman showed 310 Psi or in a danger category. [Continue reading on Tempo]
Posted in
[:id]Indonesia Butuh Pemimpin Berwawasan Lingkungan
“Indonesia berpotensi menjadi pemain utama dalam tatanan politik dunia di masa depan,” ujar Chalid Muhammad dari Institut Hijau Indonesia. “Dengan syarat memiliki kedaulatan penuh termasuk kedaulatan atas air, pangan, energi, serta kenekaragaman hayati hutan hujannya,” lanjutnya menanggapi realitas pembangunan di Indonesia yang makin tersandera oleh kepentingan pihak asing. Chalid juga menegaskan bahwa setidaknya terdapat tiga […]
Posted in
15 Maleo Bird Hatched Naturally in Panua Reserve
A total of 15 nestling of Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo), endemic bird of Sulawesi, has been identified has hatched naturally in Panua reserve, Pohuwato, Gorontalo, in the period of January to December, 2013. This amount is far more than the previous record in 2012 which only six individual. Chief of Panua reserve resort, Tatang Abdullah, said […]
Posted in
Thousands of Serui Residents Lacks Access to Clean Water
About 4,000 residents from Serui Laut, Pasir Putih and Pasir Hitam villages in Yapen Islands regency still lack access to clean water, a Papuan council member said. “Clean water is an urgent need for people in the three villages. Serui Laut community (people who live by the sea) get the water from Pasir Hitam village which […]
Posted in
A Mining Company Operates in the Protected Area of North Konawe
Natural Resources Conservation Agent (BKSDA) of Southeast Sulawesi mentioned, the result of their investigation in 2014 showed that there is a mining company which is indicated using a protected forest area in North Konawe. However, the BKSDA reluctant to mention the name of the company in question. Even so, this company has broke the Act […]
Posted in
Indonesia Houses 17 Percent of the World Animals
About 300,000 wild animals, which equals 17 percent of the total world animals are predicted to inhabit Indonesian islands although the country only makes up about 1.3 percent of the world’s land. In total, Indonesia has 515 species of mammals and more than 1539 species of birds. [Continue reading on Tempo]
Posted in
Emission out of PT. Kalista Alam Field Increased
Fires that occured in the field owned by PT. Kalista Alam at the region of Suaka Bahong, sub-district Darul Makmur, Nagan Raya District, Aceh, has caused suffering to the surrounding environment. It was submitted by a forest fire expert, Bambang Hero Saharjo on criminal proceedings of case 131/Pid.B/2013/PN MBO at the District Court of Meulaboh, Tuesday […]