Category: REGION

Scientists develop rubber seeds for alternative energy in Palangkaraya

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Palangkaraya, Ekuatorial – Scientists said on Monday (26/1) that they have succeeded to develop rubber tree seeds as alternative energy to fossil fuel, in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan. Center for International Cooperation in Sustainable Management of Tropical Peatland (Cimtrop), of Palangkaraya University in cooperation with Netherlands’ University of Groningen (RUG) have launched their preliminary demonstration on […]

North Lampung police arrested five allegedly illegal loggers

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Bandarlampung, Ekuatorial – North Lampung police arrested five suspects for illegal logging during major patrol for the past week, said Aris Satrio, the police’s spokesperson adding that the bust was made based on a report from local people as they were worried on floods resulted from Wayrarem dam. The suspects are Karyanti, Sugimin, Gimin, Jamaludin, […]

Activist urged more patrols to protect Raja Ampat conservation area

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Sorong, Ekuatorial – After recent confiscation of Vietnamese boat over Misool water areas of raja Ampat, Papua on last Monday, activist on Sunday (25/1) urged government to do more patrols on Indonesia’s eastern water areas in fight for illegal fishing. Lukas Rumetna, Birds Head Portfolio TNC Raja Ampat said that illegal fishing might occur again […]

Local initiative set up waste bank to save the environment

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Bandarlampung, Ekuatorial – Started out from concerns over piled up waste in the beach of her neighborhood, Rini Oktaviani turned things around when she introduced waste bank to people of coastal area of South Panjang, Bandarlampung around four months ago. Rini, who is a housewife and a green activist, said that she had started out […]

Raja Ampat to have its forest mapped out digitally

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Sorong, Ekuatorial – As digital map availability for forest area was still limited, Fauna Flora International or FFI held basic training to map out Raja Ampat forest area which already started on Wednesday (21/1). The workshop also involved local civil society and Raja Ampat Region 1 Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA). “The mapping will not […]

Constitutional Court granted appeal for environment law judicial review

By Florence Armein

Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Indonesia’s Constitutional Court had granted the appeal on the country’s Law on Environmental Protection and Management, on Wednesday (21/1), in Jakarta. The appeal was submitted by Bachtiar Abdul Fatah, former General Manager of Sumatra Light South on PT Chevron Pacific Indonesia, who was also convicted for bio remediation corruption case on the […]

Govt needs to protect biodiversity : Kehati Foundation

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Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Indonesia’s local biodiversity food was threatened as a result from weak food security planning from government, said an activist in Jakarta, on Tuesday (20/1). MS Sembiring, executive director of Kehati Foundation, said plants such as sago, taro plant, and yam can be found in Papua and Maluku, tubers can be found in […]

One orangutan carcass found in Central Kalimantan

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Palangka Raya, Ekuatorial – An orangutan was found dead allegedly from a trap near Parigi village, Mendawai sub-district, Katingan district, Central Kalimantan, said an activist on Friday (16/1). “We have a report from friends on field that there was an orangutan got killed because of pig trap in a village,” said Mamun Ansori of Central […]