Wood exploitation from dipterocarpaceae that economically high, have been decades occurred in Sumatra, Kalimantan and Sulawesi. The Data from the Ministry of Forestry (Kemenhut), for Meranti wood (Shorea spp.) shows, it rises in average production of 14% per year to meet the needs of the market, such as construction and industrial raw materials. These needs […]
Category: REGION
Nabire Dirty with Garbage, Residents Complain
Residents complained about the amount of garbage in every corner of the Nabire City. In some major connecting roads, garbage is piling up the road. This is because the city has no landfills and its inadequate waste disposal facilities. Residents hope Nabire Government immediately fix the garbage problem in urban areas. Read full text on […]
Deforestation In Indonesia Is More Severe Than Brazil
Indonesia is now the state with the highest deforestation rates in the world and goes beyond Brazil. Although the government has issued a moratorium on deforestation in May 2011, in fact, deforestation in Indonesia is growing rapidly instead. Not surprisingly, Indonesia has now become the third largest producer of gas emissions in the world. Read […]
Impact of El Nino, Yogyakarta Threatened Long Drought
The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics (BMKG) Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) estimates that in 2014 the dry season will be longer, due to the impact of El-Nino, ie from August to November. However, it is predicted that the impact is relatively lower than the El Nino in 1997. DIY BMKG appealed, so that areas prone […]
BNPB: Seven Cilacap Villages Buried in Landslide
BPBD Central Java landslide report (26/6) at 20:00 pm, seven villages in the District Daeyluhur, Cilacap regency, Central Java. Landslide due to high intensity rainfall and unstable soil structure. BPBDs has sought to the scene to collect data and there were no casualties. Continue reading on BNPB
Sinabung Re-eruption
Sinabung alert status (level III) re-erupted on Sunday (29/6) at 19:29 pm. Eruption column height of 4,000 meters, and heat clouds glide 4,500 m to the southeast. Visually is not visible due to weather conditions and rainy night. Observations based on the instrumentation Observation Post Mount Sinabung PVMBG. Wind direction to the east. The maximum […]
Jayapura Regency Prepare Draft on Cycloop Reserve Preservation
Jayapura Regency Government states are preparing Local Draft Regulation (Raperda) on Cycloop Reserve preservation, which is now being discussed with the local parliament. Jayapura City Government is also coordinating the area that should never be used as a residential area. Including managing the population around APO, Jayapura. Read full text on Tabloid Jubi
Transportation Contributes 23 percent of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Urban Areas
The transportation sector is the largest contributor to pollution in urban areas. Research conducted by the Ministry of environment (MOE) and put the database in 2010 shows, transport contributes to 50 to 70 percent of the total emissions of fine particles and 75 percent of total harmful greenhouse-gas emissions to health. While emissions of greenhouse […]
Forest Fire Hotspots In Riau Tends to Rises
National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) released hotspots in Riau tends to increase steadily. Based on the observation satellites Terra and Aqua (25/6), 386 hotspots in Sumatra as much as 95 percent point hotspots in Riau or 366 points. Of the 366 hotspots were spread in Rokan Hilir 221, Dumai 59, Bengkalis 57, Pelalawan 19, Inhil […]
Tackle Fishing
This is the irony of Indonesia: it is blessed with 3 million square kilometers of coastline, its sea waters filled with abundant resources, yet it imports substantial quantities of fish. Not just ‘luxury fish’ not found in Indonesian waters, but common anchovies and other such fish are supplied from overseas. To make matters worse, some […]