Wood exploitation from dipterocarpaceae that economically high, have been decades occurred in Sumatra, Kalimantan and Sulawesi. The Data from the Ministry of Forestry (Kemenhut), for Meranti wood (Shorea spp.) shows, it rises in average production of 14% per year to meet the needs of the market, such as construction and industrial raw materials. These needs […]
BPBD Central Java landslide report (26/6) at 20:00 pm, seven villages in the District Daeyluhur, Cilacap regency, Central Java. Landslide due to high intensity rainfall and unstable soil structure. BPBDs has sought to the scene to collect data and there were no casualties. This story also appeared in Submitted news Continue reading on BNPB
Sinabung alert status (level III) re-erupted on Sunday (29/6) at 19:29 pm. Eruption column height of 4,000 meters, and heat clouds glide 4,500 m to the southeast. Visually is not visible due to weather conditions and rainy night. Observations based on the instrumentation Observation Post Mount Sinabung PVMBG. Wind direction to the east. The maximum […]
The transportation sector is the largest contributor to pollution in urban areas. Research conducted by the Ministry of environment (MOE) and put the database in 2010 shows, transport contributes to 50 to 70 percent of the total emissions of fine particles and 75 percent of total harmful greenhouse-gas emissions to health. While emissions of greenhouse […]
Mount Soputan’s activity located in North Sulawesi, is now likely to decline. However, this 1,784 meters above sea level volcano still on “siaga” status (level III). The decrease in activity is demonstrated by the energy and the amount of volcanic seismicity on Thursday (26/6). This story also appeared in Submitted news Continue reading on Nefosnews
This is the irony of Indonesia: it is blessed with 3 million square kilometers of coastline, its sea waters filled with abundant resources, yet it imports substantial quantities of fish. Not just ‘luxury fish’ not found in Indonesian waters, but common anchovies and other such fish are supplied from overseas. To make matters worse, some […]
The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) announced on Wednesday that haze from forest and land fires in Sumatra has begun to move toward Singapore and Malaysia. This story also appeared in Submitted news Head of the agency’s Kuala Namu data section, Mega Sirait, said that the potential for the haze to reach Singapore and […]
As Indonesia enters the dry season, fire spots begin to appear in 17 districts in South Sumatra. Therefore, the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) and the Regional Technical Implementation Unit (UPTD) have begun conducting patrols, water bombing the hotspots using Mi-8 helicopters. The fire spots will be water-bombed for the next three months ahead to […]
At least four out of five rivers existing in the capital city of Maluku Province, Ambon, is contaminated with Escherichia coli (E. coli) in a level exceeding the quality standard stated in the Government Regulation No.82/2011. “Based on the laboratory analysis, the four [contaminated] rivers include Wai Batu Gajah, Wai Batu Gantung and Wai Batu […]
Illegal sand mining started to thrive again in Bengawan Solo river, especially in Bojonegoro and Tuban regency. The miners are taking advantage of the drought by dredging the sand from the already shallow river stream. Continue reading on Tempo
