Head of the Aceh Forest Service, Husaini Syamaun expressly said in the directives of the Aceh Governor, the status of Tripa Swamp which has been damaged will be rehabilitated. “While the remaining forest will be maintained,” said Husaini. Read full text on Acehterkini.
Category: Kalimantan
Aceh Governor Held A Coffee Morning With Environmental Activists
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 […]
There Are Hundreds Hotspot In Riau And Kalimantan
Sawit Watch detailing the results of its monitoring in 1-5 August 2014, there are 15 hotspots in Riau. While in Kalimantan, there are 190 hotspots. Each, 162 points in West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan 21 points, 4 points in East Kalimantan, and 3 points in South Kalimantan. In Papua found 4 hotspots. Coordinator Sawit Watch, Jefri […]
Vandana Shiva: Our Seed Our Future
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
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
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 […]
Spatial Disorganization Triggered Environmental Damage
SIEJ, Jakarta – Agus Purnomo, president’s Special Staff for Climate Change considers that the condition of the cabinet of the Indonesian government currently inefficient. He explained that there is a tradition in Indonesia every new president then there will be a reshuffle or the addition of a new Ministry. Not to mention the decentralization of […]
New Maps Reveals Complicated Overview About Forest Fire In Sumatera
CIFOR has made a map to analysis the forest fires that occurs in Sumatera. The map illustrates that the fire started from outside the concession boundaries or on land inhabited by small-scale operators in the concession area in early February, and has spread deep into the inside of the concession at the end of March. […]
Indonesia’s Food Security Index Still Low
SIEJ, Jakarta – Data owned by the Food Security Agency, the Ministry of Agriculture said that the potential food sources in Indonesia is enough, namely: 77 carbohydrate source types, 26 nuts types, 389 fruit types, 228 vegetable types, and 110 spice types. It proves that Indonesia is a country that is rich in biodiversity. Ironically, […]
Aceh Guvernor: Close All Illegal Mines
Aceh Governor Zaini Abdullah confirms that illegal gold mining activities in the District Geumpang, Pidie district, Aceh should be closed. The ban was related to the death of millions of fish in some streams in Aceh. Read full text on Acehterkini.