Planting a thousand of mangroves has been done in the village of Alue Deah Teungoh, Meuraxa sub-district, Banda Aceh, in commemoration of the World Environment Day yesterday (5/6). Activity was initiated by public organization Indonesian Environmental Forum or WALHI with participation of locals, students and environmental communities in Banda Aceh. This activity is carried out […]
Category: Kalimantan
Jakarta Post: More protection needed for peatland
Environmental activists have warned the government to be cautious about converting peatland into crude palm oil (CPO) plantations, as it could have a detrimental long-term impact.
MOE Prepares Carbon Certification For Mangrove
Although many researches have shown that mangrove gives potential contributions for carbon emissions reduction, Indonesia not fully ready to certify carbon. The problem is, the current mangrove program yet have unified calculation. Deputy Assistant of Coastal and Marine Environmental Degradation Control, Ministry of Environment, Nursiwan Taqim said, the last three years mangrove certification program known […]
Building a Village with Alternative Energy
Harapan Jaya village in Sub-district Tempuling, Indragiri Hilir District, Riau Province, developing alternative energy in the form of biogas. This biogas generated from cow dung and can improve the economy, waste utilization, and train villagers for eco-friendly living. [Read full text on Gurindam12]
Sydney Morning Herald: PaperOne’s environmental pledge sparks race to clear Sumatran forest
The website of PaperOne features pictures of tropical forests and a claim that the copy paper company is “protecting high conservation values”. On the ground in Sumatra, though, the chainsaws and excavators are rushing to mow down tropical forest on delicate peat swamp to feed fibre to its mills.
Pora-Pora Fish in Lake Toba Near Extinction
Concerns have arisen that Pora-pora fish in Toba Lake water in North Sumatra could be near to extinction, Antara reported. The endemic fish has been massively exploited without a proper measure of supervision. “The government should brief the fishermen to only catch certain and large-sized fish, so that pora-pora population can be conserved,” said M […]
Mount Sangiang in Bima Erupts
Mount Sangiang in Sangiang Pulo, Sub-district Wera, District Bima, Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara erupted on Friday (30/5) at 15:55. Smoke reaches a height of 3000 meters. The wind carried the smoke westward up to Bima town within 70 kilometers. Otherwise alert status.
Jakarta Globe: Balikpapan Bay’s Ecosystem Faces Multiple Threats
The high rate of sedimentation has led to the destruction of coral reefs. This is because of the cutting down of mangrove forests and the reclamation of land for industrial and agriculture.
Trust: Indonesia probes violations of indigenous rights in contested forests
Indonesia’s Human Rights Commission has launched the country’s first national inquiry into alleged human rights violations related to land conflicts involving indigenous people.
Xinhua: Greenpeace urges Indonesia to strengthen laws to protect forest, peatland
International environmentalist organization Greenpeace urged Wednesday the administration of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to strengthen laws that protect all forest and peatlands before his presidency term ends.