Category: Java

Government speed up forest management implementation

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Jakarta, Ekuatorial – With one month left in office, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono administration is speeding up its forest management efforts which include permits issuance, boundaries settlement, and land ownerships. These are several major themes will be discussed in the two days meeting set up by President’s Delivery Unit for Development Monitoring and Oversight (UKP4) […]

Composting to prevent forest fires in West Lampung

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Bandar Lampung, Ekuatorial – Instead of land clearing and burning, composting and charcoal can be made as alternatives to increase production but also prevent forest fires, said an official on Wednesday (10/9), in Lampung. “We have been giving trainings on how to prevent forest fires to farmers in Sukapura village, Sumber Jaya of West Lampung […]

Forest fires threaten Sebangau National Park of Central Kalimantan

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Palangka Raya, Ekuatorial – After burning villagers’ houses, fires were getting closer to Sebangau National Park of Central Kalimantan on Wednesday (10/9) putting Indonesia’s efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation at risk. Sebangau National Park holds a pivotal role for Central Kalimantan as a pilot project province for reducing emissions from deforestation and […]

80 Percent of Potential Mine In Center Aceh Located In The Forest

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Field to Forest Protection, Forest Service Central Aceh, Zulfan, said, 80 percent of the potential of mining in the district was in the forest. “If the mine area were all in the woods, this is very dangerous and can have an impact on society and the environment if not managed properly,” said Zulfan. Read full […]

Aceh Governor Held A Coffee Morning With Environmental Activists

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Aceh Governor Dr. Zaini Abdullah held a coffee morning with environmental activists from several Non Governmental Organization (NGO). In that occasion, to the NGO activists, Zaini Abdullah explains a few things related to illegal mining. “Regarding Illegal Mining, this time we’ve made the moratorium, especially iron ore, gold and others. The governor also said that […]

Vandana Shiva: Our Seed Our Future

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Jakarta, Ekuatorial – The seed is the starting point of a food system. When the seed is ruled by some group, then the food system will be controlled by that group. This was disclosed by Vandana Shiva, an eco-feminists, philosophers, writers, scientists and activists of the world from India at a public lecture entitled “Our […]

Measure The Role Of Forests In Climate Adaptation

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We all know that forests play a role in mitigating climate change. However, we don’t know what kind the ability of forest that can help us to adapt to climate change? This knowledge gap has prompted a study of forest-based rural community strategy in a bid resilience against climatic variations across three continents. Preliminary results […]

Agricultural land Threatened Out In 2149

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Director General of Infrastructure and Facility Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture,Gatot Irianto said that remaining farmland in Indonesia is only 8.1 million hectares and will threatened out in 2149. That threat caused by increasing speed of land conversion up to two times larger than the target of making new field per year. Read full text on […]