The shrinking habitation has cut off the food supplies for the Javan leopards (Phantera pardus melas) in Mt. Slamet. As the consequence, the leopards are raiding the people’s settlements more frequently for food. To monitor the movements of Javan leopards in the slope of Mt. Slamet, the Biodiversity Community Society (BCB) has installed camera traps in […]
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Widespread flooding disrupts road, rail traffic
An incessant and heavy downpour resulted in flooding in dozens of locations across the city on Wednesday, causing gridlock in many parts of the city and disrupting several commuter train schedules. Ekky Muzakir, who lives in Cinere, South Tangerang, said he was forced to take another route as he could not access a flooded road in […]
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Whale Hunting in Lamalera
Fishermen from Lamalera Village, Wulandoni, East Nusa Tenggara, managed to take home three whales on Thursday. Mikael Radjamuda Bataona, a local resident, mentioned that fishermen scrambled on a hunt, after the three whales were sighted in Lamalera waters. Whale hunting has been Lamalera’s tradition for generations. Lamalera villagers usually perform a traditional ritual before waging the […]
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Worst-case scenario being prepared for Mt. Sinabung
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has instructed all relevant ministries, government institutions, local disaster mitigation agencies and the Karo regency administration in North Sumatra to prepare for a worst-case scenario following an increase in Mount Sinabung’s volcanic activity during the past week. The worst-case scenario would be applied if the evacuation zone reaches between 7.5 […]
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Wendit Deforestation Halves Monkey Population
The Public Alliance for Wendit Forest, along with local residents and members of Walhi East Java, waged a protest against Public Company Perhutani, for cutting down trees at Wendit tourism park, Malang. They claimed the activity has caused the population of long-tailed monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) to drop from 300 to 150, according to the protest coordinator, Teguh Prijatmono.Teguh added that the […]
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Three Villages Engaged in Bali Starling Conservation
Three villages around Bali Safari & Marine Park, Gianyar, are involved in the Bali starling conservation as partners to save the rare birds. “We are worry that Bali starling will extinct,” said the Chief of Bali Starling Conservation Association (APCB), Tony Sumampau on Friday.
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Mount Sinabung spews 3-kilometer ash and lava
Karo residents in North Sumatra received an unpleasant surprise on the first day of the year when Mount Sinabung spewed 3 kilometers of volcanic ash on Wednesday noon. An official at the Sinabung monitoring post, Ahmad Nabawi, said a stronger volcanic ash discharge could occur as the volcano continued to generate huge volumes of lava.
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Prosecutors to take over peat destruction case in Southwest Aceh
Aceh Police chief Herman Effendi said on Tuesday that the case file for peat destruction in Southwest Aceh by PT Dua Perkasa Lestari complete. The police would hand over all evidence to the prosecutor’s office soon.
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Leuser ecosystem zone still in spatial layout plan, say legislative
Aceh legislative denies that Leuser Ecosystem Zone (KEL) and Mount Leuser National Park has been removed from the spatial layout plan, saying it was now under an integral part of forest in Aceh. “The concept is forests of Aceh,” said Adnan Beuransyah, head of Commision A in Aceh Legislative.
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Protests in motion amid Aceh spatial layout plan
Hundreds of activists and people came together on Monday to protest against a provincial qanun (bylaw) on Aceh spatial layout plan. It removed Leuser Ecosystem Zone (KEL) and does not include carbon-rich Rawa Tripa as a conservation area.