Although confirmed as a fourth best tourism island in Asia, Gili Trawangan still have a problem. No new terrain for landfills to accommodate 5-8 tonnes a day garbage on average. Land lease contracts covering 20 acres or 2,000 square meters in Bangketan is full and up to 1.5 meters in height. Landowners terminate the lease […]
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Giant Clams Conservation in Toli-Toli
Giant clams cultivation in Toli-Toli village, Soropia, Konawe, Southeast Sulawesi initiates by locals independently. They who are members of the group of Toli-toli Giant Clams Ocean Park Conservation Center since the last two years has been cultivated around 8000 of giant clams in various types and sizes. The loss of giant clams in the waters […]
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[:id]Pemprov Riau Didesak Tetapkan Status Darurat
Pemerintah Provinsi (Pemprov) Riau diminta untuk menetapkan status darurat kabut asap Kebakaran Hutan dan Lahan (Karhutla). Kebijakan ini dilakukan guna mempercepat penanganan bencana ekologis yang semakin parah melanda Provinsi Riau.
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Ten Corporation Involved in Riau Land Combustion
Ministry of Environment set up 10 people suspected of corporations for alleged in combustion land case which led to smoke calamity in Riau in 2013. Deputy for Environmental Law Regulation Sudariyono said overall determination of the suspects carried out in late 2013. [Read full text on Bijaks.com]
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Riau Smoke Enters West Sumatra
Smog from forest fires in several areas in Riau has started to harm the air quality in West Sumatra. “Smog from Riau can still be seen clearly,” said Leni Rika, resident of Payakumbuh, West Sumatra yesterday. Analyst from the Pekanbaru Meterology, Climatology, and Geophysics, Agus Widodo, confirmed that the smog in West Sumatera is from Riau. […]
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New Island Discovered in Bekasi
Head of The Center of Limnology Research Center for Indonesia’s Science Institution (LIPI) Gadis Sri Haryani, said that there is a new land mass discovered just 2 kilometers off the coast of Sederhana Beach, Bekasi, due to sedimentation. She said that it was a natural process that was caused by a river’s current after the flood […]
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New Island Suddenly Emerges at Bekasi Sea
Bekasi Fishermen found a land emerged from the sea forming a new island with two-kilometer length and 15-meter width. The merged-land is located two kilometers from Sederhana beach, Bekasi, and becomes crowdedly visited by people. A community leader, Runci, explained that the phenomenon occurred for the first time in Bekasi northern coast. He speculated that the […]
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7 Elephant Skeletons Found in Tesso Nilo
Skeletons of seven elephants have been found in the area of Tesso Nilo National Park (TNTN) in Pelalawan, Riau. The elephants, predicted to have died three months ago, consist of one female, one male and five cubs. The dead elephants were found in the PT RAPP concession area, Baserah sector, Ukui district. The male elephant lost […]
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Mount Kelud’s alert status downgraded
As of Thursday, the alert status of Mount Kelud in East Java, which erupted Thursday night last week, has been downgraded from the highest level, Awas (Danger), to Siaga (Alert), as the volcanic activity has gradually decreased. Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry’s Geological Agency head Surono said there was no indication that the volcano would erupt […]
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Moratorium Fails to Save Papua Forest
Charles Tawaru, Greenpeace campaigner for Papua forests said in the last two years many new concessions, particularly industrial plantation forests (HTI) and palm oil plantations, had been issued. Such plantations encroaches natural forest areas. [Continue reading on Tabloid Jubi]