Sambas residents and Front of Locals Defenders society of West Kalimantan reported to the police that there are several companies in Sambas district that has seized public land property. Public land already planted with rubber plantation evicted into palm oil plantation. Some of the companies mentioned, for example PT. SAM, Agro, and some companies in […]
Category: Kalimantan
Lorentz National Park Status as World Heritage Threatened Terminated
Deforestation in Papua is threatening natural reservation programs that carried out at the Lorentz National Park and UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) may revoke its status as a world heritage site. The government has implemented several efforts to preserve the world heritage sites in order to satisfy UNESCO. [Read full text on […]
Evacuation Route of Mount Merapi Eruption Badly Damaged
Evacuation route of eruption of Mount Merapi in the village Kepuharjo, Cangkringan, Sleman District, Yogyakarta Special Region is currently in a badly damaged condition. If not immediately repaired, it is feared could hinder rescue in the event of increased activity of Mount Merapi. [Read full text on Kabar Kota]
Forestry Ministry Delays Issuing Road Construction Permit in Mamberamo Papua
The central government delays a permit to construct roads in the conservation area of Mamberamo Foja. Regent of Mamberamo Raya Kyeuw Kyeuw thinks that it shows they are not serious in developing Papua. The local government plans to build a road linking Burmeso and Sikari and the project will pass through the protected forest. [Read […]
UNESCO to Asses Five Geopark Sites in Gunung Kidul
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has appointed at least five geosite areas at Mount Kidul Regency as Geopark area assessment materials that will be conducted on July 4 to 8, 2014. “They have informed and determined five geosite samples that will be assessed in July,” Birowo Edhie, chief of Mount Kidul […]
East Aceh Forest Service Secure Logs Without Document
East Aceh Forest Service securing 10 Kruing logs result of illegal logging, in Bireum Bayeun, Langsa, Aceh. Chief of the agency said that this non-document timber is taken from the business due location of PT. Mopoli Kingdom. [Read full text on Aceh Terkini]
226 Thounsand Hectares of Forest in Papua Will be “Cleared”
Almost 226,000 hectares of forest in Papua will be cleared and converted into plantations, an environmental group said. Some private companies are awaiting approval from the Papua provincial government to open palm oil, Industrial Plantation Forest ( HTI ) and other agricultural plantations, a researcher from the Papua Environmental Foundation, Nafli Lessil told on Thursday […]
28.5 Million Dollar For Conservation in Borneo
28.5 million USD funds through debt transfer schemes prepared for tropical forest conservation program in Borneo. On Wednesday (30/4), the Ambassadors of the United States, Robert Blake signed TFCA (Tropical Forest Conservation Act) grant distribution agreement. In his speech, Ambassador Blake delivered his sympathy over the signing of the TFCA Borneo, which is second after […]
REDD+ Needs to Consider The Potential Of Production Forest
A general view about the production forest as the region that frequently occurs deforestation for the economic needs is true. However, production forest able to reduce carbon emissions like other forest. It expressed by the Director of Forestry Business Development, The ministry of forestry, Auria Ibrahim in the discussion “The Role of Production Forests in […]
Big Ships Cruise Disturbed by Musi River Silting
Complaints from ship transport entrepreneurs who are members of the Indonesian National Shipowner Association (INSA) about shipping channel silting of Musi river drew attention of South Sumatra governor, Alex Noerdin. Chairman of INSA South Sumatra region, Kurmin Halim, explained that silting of Musi river disturbed the cruise of ships which have large diameter and are […]