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 […]
Category: Kalimantan
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 […]
Shipment of Cocoa Bean from Papua Continues to Decline
Papua Province Agriculture Department data shows that since 2010-2013, shipments of cocoa bean from Papua has been declined about 67.5 percent, due to fruit borer pests of cocoa plant attack and a lack of understanding of the farmers. For example, in 2010 as many as 4,639,493 kg cocoa bean fell to 2.00863 million kg. Some […]
Biodiversity Promised to be the Major Development Target
Indonesian biodiversity will be set into a long-term development plan (RPJP – Rencana Pembangunan Jangka Panjang) and the national medium-term development plan (RPJMN – Rencana Pembangunan Jangka Menengah Nasional) as the capital base of development. It is expressed by Head of Bappenas (Badan Perencanaan dan Pembanguna Nasional – The National Development Planning Agency), Armida Salsiah […]
Tornado Wrecks Houses in North Aceh
Rain and strong winds that occurred during one hour resulted in two homes in the Village Matang Seuke Pulot, Sub-district Tanah Jambo Aye, North Aceh damaged. Tornado struck around 13:00, Sunday (04/27/2014). Sub-district government will distribute aid in the forms of emergency tents and groceries. [Read full text on Aceh Terkini]
Extractive Company Interfere, Anoa in Gorontalo Declining
The endemic wildlife of Sulawesi, Anoa (Bubalus spp.) in Gorontalo on the wane. In addition to the amount due to poaching, population decline was due to endemic forest loss that has been earmarked for mining and plantation purposes. According to researcher of Anoa from Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Abdul Haris Mustari, Anoa population is steadily […]