Hundreds of activists and people came together on Monday to protest against a provincial qanun (bylaw) on Aceh spatial layout plan. It removed Leuser Ecosystem Zone (KEL) and does not include carbon-rich Rawa Tripa as a conservation area.
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Surabaya Mayor Denies the ‘Zoo of Death’ News
Surabaya Mayor Tri Rismaharini did not comment too much on the Daily Mail‘s “Zoo of Death” dubbing for Surabaya Zoo (KBS). “The condition is far more better than before. I say this with God as my witness,” said Risma on Friday, December 27.
Tons of Trash Litter Kuta Beach
For the past four days, Kuta Beach in Bali has hosted over 15 tons of garbage resulting in one of the world’s top beach destinations to look more like the slums.
Panamanian Tanker Stuck on Bintan Sea Reef
Panamanian tanker Awang Bazao ran aground on a coral reef in the Bintan Sea, Riau Islands, on Wednesday evening. Crew members refused to be evacuated but chose to stay on the vessel and wait for high tide.
Lembaga Wali Nanggroe will manage the forest
Aceh House of Representative has decided that Lembaga Wali Nanggroe will manage the forest. The forest areas, according to the latest spatial layout plan, include 2,938,579.83 hectares protected forest and 2,949,506.83 for cultivation.
Planting Trees, Reaping Motorcycles
In Kalumpang, West Sulawesi, a person may be allowed to apply for a motorcycle ownership credit after planting a tree. Local residents rushed to apply for the credit after attending a familiarization event of the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) Program.
Cyclone Destroys Tens of Homes in Denpasar
At least 80 homes in Denpasar, Bali, were damaged by a tropical cyclone, also known as ‘puting beliung‘, that hit the city at around 2:00 p.m. local time. The Denpasar Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) said on Wednesday that ten out of these 80 were severely damaged.
15 Percent of East Nusa Tenggara’s Coral Reef Damaged
The WWF Indonesia’s Solor-Alor Program noted a decline in the quality and health of coral reefs in East Nusa Tenggara waters. The decline, averaging at 14.99 percent, was discovered through a survey by Mantatow in 2013 in the waters of Alor. In East Flores, the only 22 percent of its ecological baseline is in healthy […]
More Wild Birds Discovered on Java Island
The Yogyakarta Special Region (DIY) contains 67 percent of Java’s wild birds. In 1995, there were only 140 recorded wild birds in this region, yet by 2013 as many as 338 wild birds were discovered. There are 508 types of wild birds on the island of Java.
Rawa Tripa Residents Form Group to Save Environment
As many as 150 villagers from seven villages around the carbon-rich Rawa Tripa form a group to save the environment. “This is a notion from the community, particularly to rescue peat swamps in Darul Makmur,” said the Chairman of the group care for the Rawa Tripa environment, Ibrahim.