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March 17, 2015

A male Sumatran tiger died in Lampung

Bandarlampung, Ekuatorial – After being rescued from a local plantation, a male Sumatran tiger (Panthera Tigris Sumatrae) finally died during its rehabilitation process at conservation center in Bandarlampung, said an official on Sunday (15/3). The adult tiger was found already in weak condition at Aer Abang coffee plantation, in Way Tenong sub-district, Liwa district on […]

March 17, 2015

No legal status for customary lands in Indonesia

Sorong, Ekuatorial – Though already submitted customary land maps to the government, no legal status has yet to be declared over these areas, said an activist on Monday (16/3), in Sorong, Papua. “There isn’t any process related to acknowledging customary land maps because government has yet to issue regulations on these maps,” said Kasmita Widodo, […]

March 9, 2015

Marine conservation areas in Indonesia reaches 16.5 million hectares

Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Director of Conservation Area and Fish of the Ministry of Marine and Fisheries, Agus Dermawan, claimed that marine conservation areas in Indonesia have reached 16.5 million hectares from the target of 20 million hectares by 2020, in Jakarta, on Saturday (7/3). “After being initiated in 1980s, marine conservation areas have reached 16.5 […]

March 7, 2015

Virus attacks shrimp farms in Lampung

Bandarlampung, Ekuatorial – The largest shrimp farm in Southeast Asia, Bumi Dipasena, is being threatened by white feces disease due to increase demands, said an official, on Friday (6/3), in Bandarlampung. After reports on many shrimp deaths, Lampung marine and fisheries agency conducted a research and found that South Lampung, East Lampung, and Dipasena were […]

March 7, 2015

Relocation for people living in Langsa watershed to overcome floods

Langsa, Ekuatorial – Langsa administration planned to relocate people living in Langsa watershed areas to overcome floods coming every year, said Iskandar Syukri, head of Langsa Disaster Mitigation Agency, on Thursday (5/3), in Langsa. “Normalizing Langsa river will not solve the problem. It is much efficient to elevate embankments and construct concrete embankments permanently which […]

March 6, 2015

56,000 hectares critical lands located in Biak, Papua

Biak, Jubi/Antara – Biak Numfor Forest Management official released data of 56,000 hectares of critical forest areas in Papua, in 2015. This story also appeared in Tabloid Jubi “If previous critical forest areas amounted to 42,000 hectares but there has been increased [of critical forest areas] so it would need replanting from time to time,” […]

March 4, 2015

Growing population leads to increasing waste in Manado

Manado, Ekuatorial – Head of Manado department of sanitation and urban landscaping said on Tuesday (3/2) that the city’s waste volume has been increasing for the past four years resulted from growing population. “In 2014, it [the volume] had already passed 980,865 cubic meters and [we] predicted that it will continue to increase this year,” […]

March 2, 2015

Distrust the Police, Papua lawmakers turn to Attorney General to tackle illegal logging

Jayapura, Jubi – Papua House of Representatives, Commission I, which oversees permit issues, had planned to submit illegal logging documents in Papua to the district attorney general as legislators stated they did not trust the police. This story also appeared in Tabloid Jubi Ruben Magay, member of Commission A, said that they did not trust […]

March 2, 2015

Aceh Representatives : funding to transfer elephant is available at City District

Joe Samalanga This story also appeared in Atjeh Post Elephant and human conflict reached five people casualties and one injured between 2014 – 2015 in Central Aceh. Secretary of Commission II, which oversees economy, natural resources and environment, at Aceh House of Representatives, H. Muhammad Amru, said that lack of fund can not be used […]

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