Medan, Ekuatorial – Limited authority to apprehend illegal wildlife traders had caused civil servant investigators losing fights against the crime as culprits were easily released by the police, said P. Turnip, civil servant investigator coordinator of Leuser Mountain National Park, on Monday (29/6). Turnip cited recent case of two men, Zamaas and Albab, arrested for […]
Category: Kalimantan
Waste volume rises up during fasting month in Lampung
Bandarlampung, Ekuatorial – Entering tenth day of fasting month of Ramadhan, waste volume has been increasing significantly, said an official, in Bandarlampung. Bandarlampung Sanitary and Park agency recorded 10 to 20 percent rise to a total of 850 tons of waste per day. “If we observe trend from previous years, waste volume tend to rise […]
Govt to conduct census on Bornean orangutan
Palangka Raya, Ekuatorial – Following increasing conflicts between human and orangutan, officials and NGOs were planning to conduct census on its population, habitat, and threat for Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii or Bornean orangutan. Nandang Prinadi, chief of Central Kalimantan Natural Resources Conservation agency, underlined the importance for government agencies and NGOs focusing on orangutan protection to […]
Police investigates orangutan burning posted on facebook
Pangkalan Bun, Ekuatorial – After mounting protests through social media, police and West Kotawaringin Natural Resources Conservation Agency tracked down facebook account owner which displayed a man burning an orangutan. Officials managed to track down the truck’s plate, KH 9563 GC, which was shown in the ‘Polo Panitia Hari Kiamat’ page to West Kotawaringin (Kobar), […]
Houses for Sinabung refugees will be completed in August, says Governor
Kabanjahe, Ekuatorial – North Sumatra Gatot Pujo Nugroho promised that settlements for Sinabung refugees will be completed in August. “Starting on Sunday, forestry agency had already cut down trees [to built houses]. We hope that they can immediately move to those houses,” said Nugroho adding that 128 units were still in completion. Out of 370 […]
One hundred billion rupiah protection zone to be built in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park
Bandarlampung, Ekuatorial – To secure protected forest area, official said that an intensive protection zone or IPZ will be built at Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, on Wednesday (16/6). The development, which is supported by Germany, covers 100,000 hectares or a third of the total park area and will cost Rp 100 billion (US$ 7.5 […]
28 billion rupiah prepared to revitalize Tondano lake, says official
Tondano, Ekuatorial – After being postponed for a year, Minahasa government will finally resume Tondano Lake revitalization project immediately, said a senior official, on Tuesday (9/6), in Tondano. The government had prepared Rp 28 billion (US$ 2.1 million) for the project. “Because this revitalization is for public interest, especially for Minahasa and North Sulawesi. We […]
Violations found in Lampung’s community forest
Bandarlampung, Ekuatorial – Officials found violation on community forest practice in Ulubelu subdistrict, Tanggamus district of Lampung recently, where local people planted coffee and other crops instead of hard woods. “If they don’t immediately plant hard wood, it’s possible that their permits will be revoked and be given to other communities suitable to manage the […]
Climbers piled up trash in Lawu Mountain
Karanganyar, Ekuatorial – As much as one garbage truck of trash collected by volunteers during their clean up initiative in Mount Lawu, Karanganyar, Central Java, on Sunday (24/5). Around 225 climbers of Paguyuban Pecinta Alam Bersatu, in cooperation with Rescue Karanganyar Emergency, cleaned up Cemoro Kandang hiking trail, consists of four posts, from mineral water […]
A new fish species found in Papua
Sorong, Ekuatorial – After a long process, a new fish species from Papua, Cirrhilabrus marinda, was finally published in international journals, on early May, said Mark Erdmann, one of its founders recently. “The fish was originally discovered on October 2014, we took pictures to do more research and compare it to similar species, Cirrhilabrus condei. […]