Wildlife Conservation Society – Indonesia Program (WCS IP) in collaboration with the Department of Marine and Fisheries, East Lombok, identifying and inventory of marine conservation management in East Lombok. Program coordinator of Lombok – WCS IP, Tasrif Kartawijaya said, fisheries and tourism potential should be developed with the principle of preservation, protection, and sustainable use. […]
Category: Moluccas
Papua Government Must Explain Current Condition of Papua Forest
The Papua provincial government should inform the public about the conditions of forests, an environmental group said. When Barnabas Suebu served as governor he dedicated 90 percent of Papua’s forests to efforts to mitigate climate change, but illegal logging has continued, said the director of Resource Management Development (RMD) Institute, Robert Mandosir, in Jayapura on […]
Thousands of fish died in Sabang, DMF Should be Reactive
The cause of thousands death of fishes in Sabang coastal area still yet to be known. Representative of According to the head of the Ombudsman Representative Aceh, Taqwaddin said MMF (Ministry of Marine and Fisheries) should be proactive and reactive because it involves the lives of the people of Aceh society which fish their main […]
Dry Season Ahead, Central Kalimantan Anticipate Forest Fires
Tjilik Riwut Agent of Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics predicts that Central Kalimantan will encounter dry season in late of May to early July 2014. The Governor of Central Kalimantan Agustin Teras Narang warned, entrepreneurs engaged in oil palm plantations and industrial tree plantations to be ready to prevent fires in their region. Almost all districts […]
Jakarta Post: RI shows fisheries projects at FAO
At the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Monday, Indonesia showcased its blue economy concept regarding the east and central provinces of Lombok in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) and Nusa Penida in Bali.
Maluku May Lose 2.7 Million Acres of Protected Forest
At least 1.1 million hectares (2.72 million acres) of protected forest areas in North Maluku may disappear. This threat comes from the high number of mining licenses issued by district chiefs or regents every year. Read full article in Tempo.
Hydropower Construction Plan in Sentani Lake Papua
Construction of Hydroelectric Power Plant (HEPP) will be conducted in Lake Sentani, Jayapura regency, Papua next year. In addition to Lake Sentani, investors are also eyeing the mining excavation C in East Sentani and stone mining areas for renewable energy Unurumguai. [Read full text on Tabloid Jubi]
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 […]
Research will be Key to Unlocking Indonesia Haze Crisis
The haze crisis in Indonesia, particularly over Sumatera, still need more research to unravel the complex governance and socioeconomic context and climatic feedbacks behind fires on peatlands. It needs to be examined for the underlying causes and impacts of peatland fires, focusing on the role of conflicts over land ownership between communities and companies; impacts […]
New Species of Whiprays Discovered in Indonesia
Researcher of Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) has identified a new species of whiprays in Indonesian waters. So far there are three species of whiprays recognized. These whiprays indistinguishable visually because of similar physical appearance. Through molecule mapping methods of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), researchers make sure there is a fourth whipray. Three whiprays that have […]