Being breeding grounds for mosquitoes infected malaria and dengue fever, Ternate and Cimahi started to act up against these diseases. Besides fogging program, Ternate Health Agency also initiated a free-give-away nets program for citizens to be installed in their house ventilation with the hope to clear away mosquitoes. In addition to the net program and […]
Category: Kalimantan
Disease and Climate a New ‘Partner in Crime’
Even with smile on his face and the agility of an eleven year old, Syahrul can never be too tired or symptoms of malaria can recur. Syahrul’s father, Alim, said that his son has malaria relapsed for seven times if he got too tired. Ekuatorial, Ternate – Although Alim said that his house was clean […]
Silent Invasion to the Highland
Malaria and dengue mosquitoes propagate quickly to the highland, which is almost impossible to find a decade ago. Global warming triggered the epidemic. Ekuatorial, Ternate and Cimahi – Until now, malaria and dengue fever still become a pandemic in various tropical countries. Indonesian Health Ministry also said cases of malaria in Indonesia is still high, […]
South Barito appointed as customary forest mapping pilot project
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – South Barito of Central Kalimantan has been appointed as the first pilot project for forest recognition project by third party aimed to manage the province’s overlapping permit issuance, said a member of government’s office, in Jakarta, last month. The Third Party Recognition and Verification Program, locally shorten as PPH, is conducted by […]
Only 0,6 Percent Of Peatland Are Used In Papua
Although Papua has a peatland area about 3.2 million hectares from 14.9 million hectares in Indonesia, but only 0.6 percent were used now. “It means that only 600 thousand hectares of peatland were used now. Papua are still safe, Now we have to finds out how we manage the peatland for the welfare, but not […]
BIG Launched Participatory Mapping Application
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Geospatial Information Agency in Jakarta, yesterday (25/8) launched the participatory mapping application. The application is designed with a very user-friendly interface, it is expected to invite community participation independently. “Geospatial Information Agency encourages public participation to independently map out their environments, “said Asep Karsidi, Head of Geospatial Information Agency (BIG). Elements that […]
80 Percent of Potential Mine In Center Aceh Located In The Forest
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 […]
Wind Power Station Project In Bantul Yet Completed Negotiation
The process of negotiating the purchase price of Wind Power Station (PLTB) that planned to be built along the south coast of Bantul end of this year seems to have not met the meeting point. Both sides between the Bantul district government as energy provider with the State Electricity Company (PLN) as the manager of […]
Negotiation Project PLTB In Bantul Haven’t Meet A Rally Point Yet
The process of negotiating the purchase price of Wind Electric Energy Power Station that has been planned to be built along the south coast of Bantul end of this year seems to have not met the meeting point. Both sides between the district government of Bantul as energy provider with the State Electricity Company as […]
Kendari Bay In The Grip Of Mafia Land
The practice of land mafia is alleged to have made a loss of most of the area in Kendari bay area. On the south side of the bay Kendari for example, the area that was once filled with mangrove is now displaced and become a ponds and construction of buildings. Read full text on Suarakendari.