The rate of forest and land destruction in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) is still quite large. The extent of 507 thousand hectares consists of 230 thousand hectares in forest area and 277 thousand hectares outside the forest region. Whereas forest area is 1,071,722 hectares or 53.14 percent of the entire NTB land on which reached […]
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Riau Hotspots Rises, Visibility 500 Metres
The distribution of hotspots in Riau, based on Satellite NOAA18, since Tuesday (11/2) until Wednesday morning (12/2) showed an increase. In Riau recorded 243 hotspots, while in Aceh 75, and 74 hotspots in North Sumatra. This condition causes visibility in Riau only 1 km. Even on Tuesday (11/2) visibility less than 500 m. [Read full […]
Peatland in Kayee Lon, Aceh Jaya, Burned
Peatland where located in Kayee Lon, in the border region between Aceh Jaya and Aceh Barat, burned. Precisely at the border of Teunom subdistrict, Aceh Jaya, with Arongan Lambalek Subdistrict, Aceh Barat.
Haze disrupts flights, schools in Riau
The haze from forest and peatland fires in Riau has begun to disrupt flight schedules at Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport in Pekanbaru as well as forcing a number of schools to close. Thick haze in Pekanbaru on Tuesday caused maximum visibility at only around 500 meters. At least five flights at Sultan Syarif Kasim […]
Batang Steam Power Plant Can Ruin Livelihood of Fishermen
The development plan of Steam power plant of Batang, Central Java, bring protests because predicted to emit approximately 10.8 million tons of carbon – more than emissions produced by Myanmar in 2009 – and 226 pounds of mercury each year. The protests came from the local people and Greenpeace. They worry that the power plant […]
BMKG Monitor Hotspots in Aceh, Sumut, and Riau
Based on the monitoring of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agent (BMKG), South Sumatra is still safe from hotspots that could potentially cause fire of forest and plantations, although the last few days several provinces in Sumatra started being detected many hotspots. [Read full text on Green Journalist]
Another Elephant Down in Riau
Another Sumatran Elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) was found dead in Riau. The 30-year-old giant animal was found by the residents of Tasik Serai Village, Bengkalis Regency in the concession area of industrial forest of PT Arara Abadi.
Lilifuk Kuanheun, a Local Wisdom that Moved Up
Sawu Sea seems hostile as west season coming this year. High tide, complete with large waves, also come to hit Eno Loles Beach, Village Kuanheun, District of West Kupang, NTT, Friday (17/1) afternoon. This should be a harvest moon in the waters of Kuanheun, based on lilifuk local wisdom that they have been embraced since […]
Local Sago Plantation on Fire because of PT. National Sago Prima
Evidence found on forest fires and land in the village of Kepau Baru, District Tebing Tinggi Timur, Meranti Islands Regency in concession area of Sago HTI PT. National Sago Prima. It was announced at a press conference by Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia wilayah Riau dan Jaringan Penyelamat Hutan Riau (JIKALAHARI) on Friday (07/02). The process of […]
Algae Covers Coral Reefs in Gili Trawangan
Waters of Gili Indah marine tourism will be examined on nitrate and phosphate levels by the Coastal and Marine Research Center, University of Mataram. Nitrate and phosphate levels which high can caused disruption to coral reefs due to algae thrives. World Conservation Society data in 2012 shows algal cover has reached 40-70 percent on the […]