Jayapura Regency Government states are preparing Local Draft Regulation (Raperda) on Cycloop Reserve preservation, which is now being discussed with the local parliament. Jayapura City Government is also coordinating the area that should never be used as a residential area. Including managing the population around APO, Jayapura. Read full text on Tabloid Jubi
Category: Kalimantan
Transportation Contributes 23 percent of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Urban Areas
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 […]
Forest Fire Hotspots In Riau Tends to Rises
National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) released hotspots in Riau tends to increase steadily. Based on the observation satellites Terra and Aqua (25/6), 386 hotspots in Sumatra as much as 95 percent point hotspots in Riau or 366 points. Of the 366 hotspots were spread in Rokan Hilir 221, Dumai 59, Bengkalis 57, Pelalawan 19, Inhil […]
BNPB Prepare 355 Billion Rupiah For Disaster Preparedness
To anticipate the land and forest fires, the National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB) with ministries / agencies and the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) to anticipate the disaster. The location of these activities are spread across nine provinces of North Sumatra, Riau, Jambi, South Sumatra, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, East Kalimantan and […]
Jakarta Post: RI haze heads to Singapore, Malaysia
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. Head of the agency’s Kuala Namu data section, Mega Sirait, said that the potential for the haze to reach Singapore and Malaysia had increased as the number of […]
Normalization of Ciliwung River Claimed Reaches 15 Percent
The execution of the Ciliwung River normalization project is still hampered land acquisition owned by residents claimed to have reached 15 percent. The project that scheduled for completion in the end of 2016, has started the process since last December, 2013. Read full text on Tempo
Tarakan Spatial Using Climate Change Risk Study
As a small island that is typical with almost 80% of the population living in coastal areas, Tarakan island in North Borneo, is vulnerable to climate change impacts such as rising sea levels and extreme conditions of the La Nina storms and waves. The study of risk and adaptation to climate change on Tarakan was […]
Four Rivers in Ambon Contaminated by E. Coli
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 […]
Gold Mining in Mount Botak Maluku was Closed
Gold mining activities in the area of Mount Botak, Buru Island in addition to damaging the environment also has led to disputes between residents of the area. Moreover, based on team which formed by Maluku provincial government and environmental studies center of Pattimura University Ambon recommend that certain areas around Mount Botak polluted due to […]
Rice Field of 2,132 Hectares Threatened by Drought in Lombok and Sumbawa
Currently, drought has already hit parts of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), especially in the southern region of Lombok Island, that is in Pemongkong area and Jerowaru area in East Lombok. In addition, there are 2,132 hectares of rice field threatened in Central Lombok, Maronge, North Moyo, Stone Lanteh, and Moyo Hilir in Sumbawa. It is […]