On the upcoming August 9-11, one of the advisors in the Global Geopark Network (GGN) of UNESCO, Prof. Dr. Wahito Watanabe will visit tourist objects which will become part of Geopark Rinjani in Lombok. “This is initial visit before assessment as an international geopark,” said Rachmat Heryadi (3/8). Read full text on Lomboknews.
Category: REGION
Gunungkidul Farmers Participate in Carbon Stocks Measuring
Suratimin, the founder of Semoyo Pembaharu Farmers Alliance in Gunungkidul has acquired the skill to estimate carbon stocks in the forest managed by the people. Suratimin learnt the skill after his one-year involvemnet in the carbon stocks estimation and monitoring done by the Alliance of Volunteer for Nature Rescue (Arupa) in 2010. Read full text […]
Rinjani Geopark proposed to UNESCO
Rinjani Geopark prepared to be registered to UNESCO as a World Geopark. Now being prepared 38 boards socialization in cities and district in all regions of Lombok. The board contains three elements for understanding education, conservation, and improvement of the economic well-being of the people if it later become World Geopark by UNESCO. Read fulltext […]
Thousands of Fish in Krueng Geumpang, Pidie, Died Suddenly
Thousands of fish in Krueng Geumpang, Pidie, died suddenly during a three-day backward. Assumptions of the fish died, because of mercury and cyanide waste from gold mines owned by the people in the region and Geumpang Mane. Read full text on Atjehlink.
Publishing Permits in Mining Sector Lots of Trouble
Civil society coalition for transparency and accountability in governance of extractive resources of oil and gas, mining and natural resources, Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Indonesia, said the mining sector (extractive) is one of the leading sector in the most troubled in all provinces of Indonesia, especially related expenditure mining license. Read full text on […]
Actors of Forest Fires In Riau Should Be Punished
More than 70 percent of fires occur outside the forest area. 99 percent of land and forest fires are due to human intentionally burned. Despite repeated smoke haze in Riau occurred every year, but the fact of forest fire are still happening. Based on the observation satellites Terra and Aqua recorded 286 hotspots in Sumatra […]
The Degenerate of Javan Lutung Population in Malang
The population of Javan Lutung (Trachypithecus auratus) on the slopes of Mount Arjuna, Malang, East Java was decreased according to a monitoring from Protection of Forest and Fauna or Profauna. This is occur due to constriction of Lutung habitat caused by the widespread of fields and farms. Survey by Profauna in January-July of 2014 found […]
Cops Nab Alleged Turtle Smuggler in Bali
Police foiled an alleged attempt to smuggle rare green turtles from Bali’s mainland to nearby Serangan Island on Tuesday — the latest arrest in a string of turtle smuggling busts to hit the popular tourist destination, as reported by Antara News. A 56-year-old man, identified as Sangkalan, was arrested early this morning after police officers […]
Rain in Yogyakarta Due to Philippines Tropical Storm Effect
The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics (BMKG) Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta estimating, rain in the dry season which occurs in Yogyakarta lately, is the influence of the tropical storm in Philippines. The storm affects the weather in the province due to changes in wind direction, wind direction turned from the east to the north. At this turn, […]
Jakarta Post: Bali Island Powerless for Three Hours
Bali experienced a three-hour total blackout on Saturday evening following a technical issue on one of the extra-high voltage power lines (SUTT) in the Banyuwangi grid in East Java. The Bali office of state electricity company (PLN) reported that the SUTT unit, located in Situbondo, near Banyuwangi, was struck by lightning during a downpour on […]