Law on Environmental Protection and Management (UU PPLH) materially tested by the General Manager of South Sumatra Light (SLS) Minas PT Chevron Pacific Indonesia (CPI), which has been found guilty in corruption case against CPI bioremediation project by the Jakarta Corruption Court judges on October 17, 2013. He reasoned that UU PPLH contrary to the […]
East Java Provincial Government has approved the issue of environmental impact assessment (EIA) of PT Bumi Suksesindo, a company that will exploit the gold mine at Mount Tumpang Pitu, Sub-district Pesanggaran, Banyuwangi Regency. “Today I just received the approval document,” said the head of the Environment Agency of Banyuwangi, Husnul Khotimah, Wednesday, April 23, 2014. […]
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. This story also appeared in Degorontalo According to researcher of Anoa from Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Abdul […]
Residents in District Jerowaru, East Lombok, since two weeks ago had difficulty of getting clean water. The clean water shortages experienced in the three villages, namely Batu Nampar, Pengoros and Pare Mas. Chief of Dept. of Social and Civil Population NTB suspect this is due to the dry season comes faster, usually the dry season […]
The Governor of Central Kalimantan, Agustin Teras Narang through Governor Letter number 660/207/II/BLH/2014 asked Regent East Barito, Ampera Y Mebas, to temporarily stop the production of coal mining company PT Karya Gemilang Limpah Rejeki dan PT Bangun Nusantara Jaya Makmur. ‘It is the Government’s response to the people complaints in the East Barito about river pollution by coal […]
The environmental damage done by the type C mining activity in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) has reached more than 200 hectares. This was reported by the National Defense Agency (Lemhanas) who is conducting research on the effects of the mining. Continue reading on Tempo
The El Nino weather phenomenon is forecasted to hit Indonesia in July, causing severe drought. “We have to be wary of El Nino that will arrive July because it will cause low rainfall,” said Pujiono, the chief of Jatiwangi Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), on Tuesday. According to Pujiono, rainfall during the dry season will at […]
Scientific research reveals that oil-palm plantations established on primary or secondary forests are unsuitable habitats for the majority of forest-dwelling native species, a finding that indicates biodiversity may be compromised, according to a new report. On the downside for forests, expanding oil palm cultivation leads to deforestation and destroys natural habitats, said Sini Savilaakso, a tropical forest ecologist […]
Natural Resources Conservation Agent (BKSDA) of Southeast Sulawesi mentioned, the result of their investigation in 2014 showed that there is a mining company which is indicated using a protected forest area in North Konawe. However, the BKSDA reluctant to mention the name of the company in question. Even so, this company has broke the Act […]
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