Manado, Ekuatorial – Despite of Manado government’s clearance on its reclamation activities, expert slammed it as destroying the ecosystem and its marine biodiversity. Since 1998, North Sulawesi had issued 19 reclamation permits, eight permits were issued by Manado administration for a total of 114 hectares and 11 permits were issued by Minahasa district government for […]
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Dissolving Indonesia’s agency on reducing emission from deforestation and forest degradation, or REDD+, into the Ministry of Environment and Forestry was ‘no doubt not in accordance’ to the country’s bilateral agreement with Norway made in 2010, said Heru Prasetyo, now former head of REDD+ agency, in Jakarta, on Thursday (29/1). The agreement, […]
Sorong, Ekuatorial – With less sighting for the past decade, West Papua’s endemic Waigeo brushturkey (Aepypodius Bruijinii) was inches away from being extinct, said an activist, recently, in Raja Ampat, Papua. The Maleo Waigeo, as locals would call it, was first identified in 1880 by Outstalet and has yet to be seen in its natural […]
Bandarlampung, Ekuatorial – Bandarlampung administration had planned to expand its landfill capacity in 2015 to solve its waste problem, said an official on Tuesday (27/1), in Bandarlampung, Lampung province. The Bakung landfill, located in Telukbetung of Bandarlampung, has been overwhelmed with 700 to 800 tons of waste per day which exceeds the capacity of the […]
Bandarlampung, Ekuatorial – North Lampung police arrested five suspects for illegal logging during major patrol for the past week, said Aris Satrio, the police’s spokesperson adding that the bust was made based on a report from local people as they were worried on floods resulted from Wayrarem dam. The suspects are Karyanti, Sugimin, Gimin, Jamaludin, […]
Bandarlampung, Ekuatorial – Started out from concerns over piled up waste in the beach of her neighborhood, Rini Oktaviani turned things around when she introduced waste bank to people of coastal area of South Panjang, Bandarlampung around four months ago. Rini, who is a housewife and a green activist, said that she had started out […]
Sorong, Ekuatorial – As digital map availability for forest area was still limited, Fauna Flora International or FFI held basic training to map out Raja Ampat forest area which already started on Wednesday (21/1). The workshop also involved local civil society and Raja Ampat Region 1 Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA). “The mapping will not […]
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Indonesia’s local biodiversity food was threatened as a result from weak food security planning from government, said an activist in Jakarta, on Tuesday (20/1). MS Sembiring, executive director of Kehati Foundation, said plants such as sago, taro plant, and yam can be found in Papua and Maluku, tubers can be found in […]
Palangka Raya, Ekuatorial – An orangutan was found dead allegedly from a trap near Parigi village, Mendawai sub-district, Katingan district, Central Kalimantan, said an activist on Friday (16/1). “We have a report from friends on field that there was an orangutan got killed because of pig trap in a village,” said Mamun Ansori of Central […]
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